Imagine you're drunk. Toasted. No way you're driving home. Too far to walk. No cash in your pocket, and the ATM card's back at home. Then you see it. This little green bug of a vehicle, pulling up to you, and someone says, "Need a lift? We don't charge."
"Who are these people and what do they want?" you think. Or did you say that out loud? They proceed to tell you that they're from Eco Cabs, a company that is providing these emissions free cabs, for free, courtesy the sponsor enveloping their vehicle, 7UP in this case.
Robert Henreich
Enter ATDyamics, who have invented a device called a "Trailer Tail" which is an aerodynamic attachment to the rear of a truck which results in 5-6% greater fuel efficiency. Match the Trailer Tail with side-skirt panels and you'll get an additional 4-7%, tests show.
Of course such ideas come with unexpected challenges - The biggest - how do you close open the doors when there's a tail on the truck?
Robert Henreich Lacrosse Magazine Online | 'Buffalo News' Sports Reporter Dies of Injuries from Fall Editor & Publisher - BUFFALO A Buffalo News sports reporter has died after he was paralyzed in a fall down a steep press box staircase two weeks ago. ... Veteran sports reporter Borrelli made fantasy into a career Impact of 'Ox' still felt by newspaper colleagues |
 Channel 4 News | Honda unveils FC Sport concept at LA show CNNMoney.com - NEW YORK (Associated Press) - American Honda Motor Co. on Wednesday unveiled its FC Sport design study model, which reconfigures the company's fuel cell ... Honda FC Sport Concept | LA Auto Show Quantum of Grotesque Honda ... Honda’s FC Sport Design Study Suggests Hydrogen Sports Car Future Hydrogen Honda FC Sport hits the floor at LA |
The Union of Concerned Scientists and Penguin Classics are encouraging aspiring writers and photographers to submit their personal stories and images about global warming for publication in a new online book, to be published in 2009, Thoreau's Legacy: American Stories about Global Warming.
Please note: Due to overwhelming reader interest in this topic some of the assumptions made in this column have been adjusted. Numerous readers were kind enough to provide more accurate values for some of my previous assumptions.
Robert Henreich
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