For years, people have moaned about how noisy cars can be, but you would never imagine that people would complain if cars were too quiet. That is exactly what Cheryl Martin, the director from the Lilac Blind Foundation, has been doing. picked by danswayuk 3 years ago

Suddenly, they’re everywhere, as ubiquitous as the news of global warming itself: Hybrid models. These new vehicles, issued mostly from Japan with the U.S. closely and Europe a bit further behind, are those defined as having “two engines, combining the power and longevity of a piston engine with the zero emission efficiency of an electric motor.” picked by neophyteblogger 3 years ago

Hybrid cars like the Toyota Prius are so quiet that blind people can't hear them coming, and the National Federation for the Blind says this creates a significant safety hazard. picked by Wingnut 3 years ago

Fox rent a car offers discounted rentals on hybrid cars. picked by zadscmc 3 years ago

Google hopes to speed the development of plug-in hybrid cars by giving away millions of dollars to people and companies that have what appear to be practical ways to get plug-ins to market faster.

What will Google think of next? picked by rangoo 2 years ago

Oregon is among a growing number of states exploring ways to tax drivers based on the number of miles they drive instead of how much gas they use, even going so far as to install GPS monitoring devices in 300 vehicles. The idea first emerged nearly 10 years ago as Oregon lawmakers worried that fuel-efficient cars such as gas-electric hybrids could pose a threat to road upkeep, which is paid for la... read full post picked by muppet 11 months ago

If a Toyota Prius just looks too friendly for your tastes, you’re not alone. People readily see faces and traits in cars, and a new study suggests that they prefer cars to appear dominant, masculine and angry. picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

AFS Trinity Power have developed a prototype hybrid car that achieves this amazing performance using off the shelf technologies. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Coca-Cola Enterprises will purchase 120 Eaton diesel-electric hybrid trucks this year – the largest single order placed to the Cleveland-based firm. picked by topofall 2 years ago

As if the PS3/360 hybrid controller weren't enough, one modder has stuck an entire Xbox 360 inside a PS3 shell. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

An exhibition called "Dialogue in the Dark 2007 Tokyo" is the place where sighted people are guided by blind people through several specially constructed darkened rooms to help dicover the unseen. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

At an expected price tag of $18,500, the new Honda Insight is expected to compete at a much lower price point than any other hybrid on the market. Plus, it's a Honda, so you know it's awesome! picked by punthe 1 year ago

British lawmakers will debate Monday a bill which would allow scientists to use animal-human hybrid embryos in research after Prime Minister Gordon Brown passionately defended the controversial plan.

WTF?! picked by doggylives 2 years ago

Some cars do very well without wheels, some do not require an engine, some positively hate the driver and are extremely not-user friendly, some - we aren't even sure that they can be called "cars". picked by karenben 2 years ago

A man who claims to have had sex with 1,000 cars has defended his "romantic" feelings towards vehicles.

Edward Smith, who lives with his current "girlfriend" – a white Volkswagen Beetle named Vanilla, insisted that he was not "sick" and had no desire to change his ways. Pictures picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Solid features such as dashboard and doors can conceal road hazards such as other vehicles and pedestrians. Now a team of engineers has come up with a way to make those solid features "disappear", at least from the driver's point of view, without modifying them in any way. Video included. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Soon we won't be able to short change sightless people anymore. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

Blind pilot Miles Hilton-Barber felt euphoric when he touched down at Sydney's Bankstown Airport just before 8am, becoming the first blind man to fly halfway around the world.

Update on an earlier post. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A retrofitted four-wheel dirt buggy developed by the Blind Driver Challenge team uses laser range finders, an instant voice command interface and a host of other innovative, cutting-edge technology to guide blind drivers as they steer, brake, and accelerate. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A groundbreaking electronic device will allow blind people to 'see' using their tongues, scientists have claimed. The extraordinary technology takes pictures filmed by a tiny camera and turns the information into electrical pulses which can be felt on the tongue.

Tests show that the nerves send messages to the brain which turn these tingles back into pictures. picked by Bingo 3 months ago