Archive for July 4th, 2008

Filed under: Etc., On Two Wheels, Green Daily, European Union, India
Photo: Times of India
Over the years, the Pope has been driven around in quite a few different vehicles, which most people refer to as the ‘Popemobile.’ The last time the Pope visited the United States, for instance, his ride was a modified Mercedes-Benz M Class… »

Filed under: Etc., Solar, USA
This being the 4th of July, we would like to bring you a story about the power of the people (and possibly their elected representatives) in a democracy. You may remember a story we did a few days ago about the gov’ment, specifically the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), putting the… »

Thanks to graverobber, we’ve got one more reminder for why America is so great before this station goes off the air for the day. We’ll be back a little bit throughout the remainder of this long weekend, but if you’re not, then have a great Fourth of July weekend.
See the rest of our Jalopnik Auto… »

For the first time, a single car part beat an entire car in a Project Car Hell matchup, according to the results of our most recent Choose Your Eternity poll. Today we’re going to celebrate the Fourth of July, but not by getting all liquored up and firing large-caliber handguns into the sky. No, we’re… »

Filed under: Etc., Green Daily
Everything old is new again.
A few years ago (can’t find the link, sorry), we had a story about a service where people could pay now for way more gasoline than they needed (say, 100 gallons or more) and then this fuel would be stored for them somehow and would be… »

Filed under: Diesel, MPG, Peugeot

The British Motor Show is coming up later this month and Peugeot is planning to shine the spotlight on its most efficient and least polluting vehicles. Drivers in London, in particular, have to deal with congestion charges if they have to go into the central part of the city but they… »

Saddam Hussein’s son Uday used to confiscate any cool car that caught his eye on the streets of Baghdad, so in those days it was best to drive the Kadett and leave the BMW stashed away. Those days are gone, but new dangers lurk for the brave Iraqi who wants to customize his ride. The… »

It’s hard to tell from the angle…and the perspective, but we think this is a little hot-rod go-kart with a five-horse Briggs & Stratton behind the seat. Or it could be a kid’s pedal toy. Either way, with its patriot paint it’s ready for parade duty anywhere with white picket fences. [American Legion Post 207]
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Filed under: Hydrogen, Green Daily
Currently, hydrogen is the most common element in the universe. But if Ford gets its way, we’ll have to rethink our science texts in the coming decades. At least, according to The Onion we might.
In yesterday’s Onion Radio News piece, anchor Doyle Redland talked about the new Foresight, a hydrogen-powered… »

America… America… America, FUCK YEAH! Coming again, to save the mother fucking day yeah, America, FUCK YEAH! Freedom is the only way yeah, Terrorist your game is through cause now you have to answer too, America, FUCK YEAH! So lick my butt, and suck on my balls, America, FUCK YEAH! What you going to do… »