- 200 MPH in a steam powered car? Welcome to the British Steam Car Challenge. More details here.
- Teresa Hertz’s electric ZAP Zebra. “My father, who loves me very much, said, ‘You know, if you get hit in that thing, you’re dead. Please get the most obnoxious color,’” Hertz says, revealing the inspiration behind her choice of bright green over mellow blue. “It looks like a little aphid.” As for the price of commuting? “I’ve only noticed a $10 or $12 difference in my power bill — practically nothing,” she says.
- From the mailbox (thanks!): Building a company: 0-60 in 4 seconds about Tesla motors.
- James sent along a link to the news regarding Firefly’s future batteries. You can read more about their technology here.
- Interesting read, The Truth about Recycling.
- Boggles the mind…
