I like this touring edition Toyota Prius… It’s one of the best hybrid cars ever built (duh!) and it’s a looker too! Me Likey!

If Toyota’s going to keep designing cars looking this good I’m pretty impressed… I suggest they give these guys a raise!

This Tesla Roadster is an ELECTRIC CAR. I’m not kidding. With Lotus-Elise looks and supercar-performance, this electric roadster has what it takes to take away a lot of the stigma green car fuels still have to cope with…

I like it.

Ever since the automobile was invented the fuel used to power it is the derivatives of petroleum, mainly petrol or diesel.  In the 30s of the twentieth century research had started for alternative car fuels. But petroleum products being very cheap, the end consumers never thought of changing the fuel until the mid 70s when the petroleum prices started climbing. Soon afterwards it was realized by nations that, in spite of the abundance of reserves in the Middle East, it was bound to exhaust one day. As the time passed by, it dawned upon them that the depletion would happen sooner than later.

Another factor for anxiety was that the emissions from the petroleum using machines are slowly polluting the atmosphere and the environment. Carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and hydrocarbons cause great damage to environment and human health. The main users of the fuel are cars and trucks. If an alternate fuel which is available in abundance can be used the problems of scarcity and pollution can be solved.

One alternative that is now tested is hydrogen fuel cell in which electricity is produced by chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen. Oxygen is available from air. Since hydrogen is not found in its nascent form in nature, electricity has to be used for the separation of hydrogen. Research is still going on for cheap hydrogen. Another immediately feasible alternative is CNG. It is a hydrocarbon, but less polluting than petrol or diesel. It is more evenly distributed around the globe.