In an attempt to raise money for a charity helping soldiers and set a record with his amphibious Renault Laguna, a man in England will attempt to be the first to steer a car across the Irish Sea. The journey is 23 miles long and should take about 6 hours to complete… if he and [...]
An Iowa based company called Renewable Energy Group, (REG), is partnering with Hawaiian Electric Company to supply the state’s utility with 400,000 gallons of biodiesel for their new Campbell Industrial Park Generating Unit. REG will produce biodiesel from used cooking oil and waste animal fat for testing on the 110‐megawatt combustion turbine generator. “Being able [...]
‘Mighty Mo’ was pushed and pulled by 4 tugboats just before sunrise this morning for 2 miles until it reached it’s destination at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard’s Drydock 4, the largest of the shipyard’s four drydocks, where it will remain until January 2010 while getting needed repairs and maintenance. Many veterans were on hand to [...]
In an effort to get consumers the real numbers for the cost of owning and driving a plug-in vehicle the Society of Automotive Engineers, (SAE) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, (NREL), are finalizing their proposal to the EPA in which they recommend that there be two rating listed for plug-in automobiles: one measuring miles [...]
Have you felt it? Have you seen it? The last few days on Oahu have been on the uncomfortable side as the lack of trade winds have left Islanders with increased humidity and vog, (‘smog’ from volcanoes on the Big Island). The blame for the conditions lies partly with the season and partly the southeasterly [...]
For all of our Buy Hawaiian Seat Covers customers who live in the Duluth, MN, area we thought we’d give you a head’s up and let you know about a FREE vehicle inspection and Car Care Fair going on next Saturday, October 10th. Seems that NAPA Auto Parts in Hermantown will be performing free vehicle [...]