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  • Toilets sign by flickr user Koffiemetkoek

    The concept of powering a car on waste products has been around for a while, and indeed it's an idea that's very attractive for a sustainable fuel future. Why let waste go to waste? Scientists have already explored methane power harnessed by the gases that escape from good old "number twos", but how about a better idea? A 'number one' idea, if you like... Well, a firm in Athens, Ohio and students at Ohio University have been exploring ways to produce clean energy from human urine and to prove their technology works the team has constructed a small car powered by pee. Most of what you find in...

  • Ford to use dandelion stems in rubber components
    Flower Power: Ford To Use Dandelion Roots In Rubber Parts

    Dandelion flowers may look pretty to some but to many, they're a weed that needs uprooting throughout the warmer months to prevent them from taking over the garden. What better to provide the basis of a renewable source for rubber than a plant that grows abundantly and quickly? Ford and the Ohio...

  • Ohio police pull over diabetic John Harmon
    Video: Ohio Police Taser And Dislocate Elbow Of Diabetic Man

    It’s hard to imagine that cases of extreme police brutality are still being reported, but one motorist in Ohio found out the hard way. John Harmon, a 52-year old diabetes sufferer, was on his way home from work when a low blood-sugar level caused him to veer out of traffic suddenly. This...

  • Switzer Performance Porsche 911 GT2
    America’s Switzer Performance takes on the Porsche 911 GT2

    Oberlin, Ohio isn’t the likely site for a company specializing in high-output power upgrades for German exotics like the Porsche 911, but the state is home to Switzer Performance Innovations (SPI), a company churning out mega horsepower cars. Started by Tym Switzer several years ago, the...

  • Switzer L4 700/750 Porsche 911 Turbo
    Switzer unveils L4 700/750 upgrade for Tiptronic-equipped Porsche 911 Turbos

    Earlier this month we showed a 1,000hp bolt-on kit for the Porsche 911 Turbo from America’s Switzer Performance Innovations (SPI), but the man behind the Ohio-based tuning shop is determined to show that his company is no one-trick pony. SPI also has a milder performance upgrade for...

  • Switzer Sledgehammer 1000hp Porsche 911
    America’s Switzer Performance releases 1,000hp Porsche 911 package

    Oberlin, Ohio, isn’t the likely site for a company specializing in high-output power upgrades for German exotics like the Porsche 911, but the state is home to Switzer Performance Innovations (SPI), a company churning out mega horsepower cars. Started by Tym Switzer several years ago, the...

  • RDP Performance 1,000hp Dodge Challenger

    Ohio tuning firm RDP Performance has cooked up a special version of the new Dodge Challenger SRT8 for last month's Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Show in Florida. Taking a stock SRT8, which comes with an already impressive 425hp when it rolls out of the factory, RDP Performance has extensively modified the car to produce a stunning 1,000hp - all channeled through the car's rear wheels. RDP Performance's goal with the car was to create a Dodge Challenger capable of completing the quarter-mile sprint in nine seconds. To put that goal in perspective, the $1 million, 1,001 hp Bugatti Veyron...

  • GM announces two plants to close by end of 2008
    GM will close two SUV plants by end of 2008

    Cutting back on SUV and pickup truck production while shifting focus to smaller and mid-size cars means some reallocation of the workload among General Motors' North American factories. While many factories are just changing what they do, some will have to be closed to align with the new face of...

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