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W.O.W, this unique concept car from Honda is all about dogs being able to travel together in comfort. W.O.W. means Wonderful Open-hearted Wagon. This concept had a crate for smaller dogs just behind the front seats and the third row of seats were made removable so you can put bigger dogs back there. It was displayed at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show.

Even though it is only now gaining credibility and market share, biofuel is not new. In fact, early humans created biomass energy by burning wood. Biomass is any biological material that can be used for industrial purposes. Coal and petroleum are not considered biomass because they were transformed from organic material into

For those looking for a car that runs green, there are now several different technology choices to consider, including alternative fuels, battery cars, and of courses the ever popular hybrids.

In an increasingly competitive auto market, automobile manufacturers are always on their toes to look for that opening which would take them to the top of the mountain. Asian automakers like Toyota, Honda and Nissan read the future clearly and have come up with products which they see will be popular in the future.

In the past few years, development, production, and demand for hybrid cars has increased at an enormous rate. While the cars currently on the market may already seem like technological masterpieces, the car companies are continuing to develop and improve new vehicles with features that improve fuel efficiency, performance and appearance

Hybrid vehicles work by combining a gas powered engine with an electric motor generator that gets power from a battery pack. You do not need to plug in or charge your hybrid, as most vehicles have the ability to charge themselves while you are driving. This onboard system is called RESS (rechargeable energy storage system).

Remember how futuristic movies of the past portrayed tomorrows car as fast air gliders. Cars that moved from one point to another in the air. Well the future is here but the car of the future is not the dream of yesterday. The cars of our future do not glide through the air.

Hybrid vehicles are on track to achieve record U. Hybrids combine the best of electricity and gasoline. Hybrid technology also works on a larger scale. Hybrids sound good -- they are, for example, exempt from the range limitations of battery-powered cars.

But Brazil has found the best solution to ease the crises in oil, it is alcohol. Alcohol could be directly substituted to the old and present gasoline engine with a little modification on the engine carburator.

Ethyl alcohol or commonly known as ETHANOL is derived from sugarcane, grapes and other fruits which has high sugar content. The liquid is extracted by pressing and collected in jars or other vessel.

This is how to make your own biodiesel fuel from used cooking oil. The oil -- waste vegetable oil (WVO), used fryer grease, animal fats, lard -- is often free for the taking.

In Britain there had been several attempts to build steam cars with varying degrees of success with Thomas Rickett even attempting a production run in 1860.

A diesel car has beaten the world's hot-selling hybrid - Toyota Prius - to the top spot in a new government guide to greener motoring, reported Alastair Dalton, a transport correspondent at Scotsman.

It seems apparent that the world is heading towards an energy crisis. The meter is heading towards "E" on petroleum and we need an alternative fuel vehicle.