The Detroit Auto Show is full of all the "vaporware" plug-in hybrid cars from the not so "big three" automakers this year. This is probably what they will end up offering for sale, and then voice oh so loudly that "Americans don't want to purchase fuel efficient vehicles, they want the (much safer) gas guzzling SUVs that we make.

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Plug-in Racing Cooler Hits the Streets

by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 01.18.08 TreeHugger loves plug-in hybrids, and here is the best one yet- the Cruzin Cooler goes 13 mph for up to 15 miles on a charge, and carries a case of ethanol-enhanced biofuel in the form of ice cold beer. Not for San Francisco though- "These units are designed for the operation with only one passenger not weighting more than 200 pounds and at least 18 years of age. These coolers are designed to be used on flat level paved surfaces only, grades may make the cooler run at excessive speeds downhill." Silly video of cooler racing below the fold.

 

From: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/01/plugin_racing_c.php 

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