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A massive $600 million research effort based in San Diego is underway. The Quest? Turn algae into oil.
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Able to move three times as many people as a jumbo jet, the Busomotive allows freeway traffic to pass through the vehicle without stopping ... even when it is loading and unloading passengers. More.
In a surprise announcement today, Rex Tillerson, the CEO of the world's largest corporation, Exxon Mobil, and Lloyd Blankfein, head of the investment giant Goldman Sachs, announced a new strategic alliance that could send oil prices tumbling. Some analysts say the new agreement could result in local gas prices as low as $1.39 a gallon. Full story.
This week's onslaught of bad publicity for anyone who dares to complain about their Toyota is a carefully choreographed P.R. campaign designed to make Prius victims look like wife-swapping deadbeats. Strategy: get the media to digest their story and pass it on to you as ... "news." More.
Smurf car gets 258 MPG, but you might get passed by cement trucks and asthmatic joggers. FULL STORY.
Instead of getting a reliable used car from Mossy San Diego, this man purchased a garbage bucket of rattling nuts and bolts.
Step aside Punxatawney Phil, in San Diego it isn't about Groundhog Day, it's Oil Hog Day. At 11:07 AM today, the Big Oil Hog will appear at On the Go Gas in El cajon. If the Oil hog sees his shadow, watch out! It could mean six more months of higher gas prices! Since 2005, the Big Oil Hog has had a 100% record of accuracy in predicting major movements in oil and gas prices, including the skyrocketing prices of $4.60 a gallon in 2008, and the complete collapse of gasoline prices before the 2006 mid-term elections. More.
Toyota is ordering mandatory inspections of all Toyota and Lexus vehicles after an improperly installed floor mat was linked to a crash that killed four people last month near Santee, California. One of the victims was a California Highway Patrolman, who was driving the vehicle. READ MORE
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