And I thought my Honda Civic's nearly 40 mpg was impressive. Twelve years in the making, the incredible VW XL1 is capable of driving 261 miles on a single gallon of gas. That's the equivalent of driving from New York City to Hershey, PA for around $4.
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Texas Highway Signs Will Probably Be Stolen (Repeatedly)
Given that these signs are being erected all over Texas, the Department of Transportation must be completely oblivious to human perversion.
Read More »Augmented Reality Navigation Right in Your Car’s Windshield
Imagine having navigation details displayed right on your windshield. This technology already exists as a working prototype, using the concept of augmented reality.
Read More »Welsh Company Creates 90 Foot Bridge from Recycled Plastic
What do you do with 50 tons of waste plastic? Well, if you're an ambitious Welsh company, you recycle it into a 90 foot bridge.
Read More »Air Force One Flight Plan “Accidentally” Posted to Personal Blog
A 50 year old Japanese air traffic controller decided to impress his friends -- by posting the flight itinerary of Air Force One on his personal blog.
Read More »New Ford Evos Redefines the ‘Smartcar’ With Cloud Integration
The Ford Evos is constantly connected to the cloud -- which means it can do anything from turn on your at-home coffee maker to adjust its performance based on your driving skills.
Read More »Paris Airport Introduces “Holographic” Virtual Boarding Agents
Flying out of the Orly Paris airport? If you pass by Hall 40, you'll catch a glimpse of one of their virtual agents, which appears as a "holographic" image.
Read More »New Fuel-Electric Hybrid Car Will Be Able to Fly
Flying cars are no longer the stuff of science fiction. However, the flying cars of the future might actually be environmentally-conscious as well.
Read More »Shell to Build Largest Object Ever to Float On Water
Shell just one upped Dick Cheney and all his fracking, they're going to build the largest man-made floating object EVER.
Read More »C.D.C: How to Prepare For The Zombie Apocalypse
Today in a rather out of character, but incredibly hilarious, move the C.D.C posted a how-to-guide on surviving a Zombie Apocalypse. The motive? To make the usual hum-drum press releases a little more entertaining.
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