How’s that for a Friday headline?
We talk plenty about animals skins here on the razz, but honestly, this is one that I never imagined would be news.
Apparently, some auto outfit in Russia named Dartz came up with the idea of creating a bank vault on wheels — essentially the world’s most tricked-out, opulent, four-ton SUV. [...]
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Back in September of 2008, Daryl Hannah mentioned that she was planning on taking the iconic Trans Am her character from the movie Kill Bill drove and turning into an all-electric vehicle. She did have some reservations about the conversion, however. “Because it’s a heavier car, it’s not going to get as long a range,” [...]
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Back in August of 2007, we shed the smallest of tears for Yoko Ono after she publicly urged automakers to “make hybrid cars as comfortable as a Bentley”. We felt awful for her — and the millions of happy hybrid-owners who are oblivious to the uncomfortable and spartan interiors of their vehicles.
Thanks to a [...]
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Rachel McAdams was spotted yesterday going for a bike ride in her hometown of Toronto, Canada. The GreenIsSexy.org eco-gal appears next in the movie Sherlock Holmes with Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law.
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Celebrity Chef James Martin, who is somewhat famous in the UK for his cooking television series, is not someone who apparently likes cyclists. In fact, in a recent review of the all-electric Tesla Roadster (the guy also moonlights as a car critic for the UK Daily Mail), Martin baited the bicycle community with this:
God, I [...]
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On tonight’s Jay Leno Show, Drew Barrymore becomes the first celebrity to get behind the wheel of a tricked-out, track-ready, all-electric Ford Focus. It’s all part of the new “Green Car Challenge” segment which pits celebrities against each other in a bid to record the fastest times. The Leno crew even built a specially-designed racetrack [...]
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I’ve mentioned before how much I love the new 2010 Prius commericials — and now there’s a behind-the-scenes look at how it was all put together. Even more impressive is how many extras they used to complete the piece. Check it out below:
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Originally slated for a 2009 release, Chris Paine’s Revenge Of The Electric Car documentary — the follow-up to his successful Who Killed The Electric Car? flick — has now been moved to a late 2010 release.
Speaking at the Plug-in 2009 conference in Long Beach, California last week, Paine said the decision to move back the [...]
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Last weekend, Criminal Minds star Shemar Moore was knocked off of his bike by a vehicle and his leg was broken. The story was picked up by a lot of media outlets and la.streetsblog.com’s Damien Newton has taken an interesting look at the way in which this incident was covered and the “media’s disrespect for [...]
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The Los Angeles Times is reporting that there’s been talk in Jay Leno’s writers’ room about a potential ‘green-car challenge’ segment.
The article says that, ”One idea for a recurring comedy bit includes a ‘green-car challenge,’ in which celebrities would race electric or hybrid cars. Tom Cruise has already asked whether he could do some practice runs [...]
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