RUF's electric Porsche breaks cover

October 10 2008

Rumors of RUF's impending electric Porsche were true, except that the actual vehicle is based on a Porsche 911, not the Cayman as previously reported. Powered by a three-phase electric motor that offers about 200 horsepower along with an impressive 480 lb.-ft. of torque, the eRUF Model A can reportedly hit 60 miles per hour in under seven seconds and can reach a top speed of 160. www.autoblog.com/2008/10/10/rufs-electric-porsche-breaks-cover/

BEIJING 2008

May 14, 2008

Beijing was the Games of records and superlatives. The Opening Ceremony was unforgettable; the athletes’ achievements were astonishing, the organisation was excellent; the venues breathtaking and the anti-doping tests were stricter. Several hundred million watched worldwide on TV as more than 40 world records and over 130 Olympic records were broken. www.olympic.org/Beijing-2008-summer-olympics

Electric car uses sun to show watts driving the future

February 15, 2008

ALAN Gray reckons he is driving the most ecologically advanced car in Australia. To other motorists it is just another zippy hatchback. But open the petrol cap and there's a surprise. www.theage.com.au/news/national/electric-car-uses-sun-to-show-watts-driving-the-future/2008/02/14/1202760494735.html

Phoenix Mars Lander

January 12, 2008

IT will be a real nail-biter on May 25, 2008, for engineers, as the Phoenix spacecraft performs a series of challenging maneuvers right before it lands on Mars. www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/main/index.html

Stolen Generations Fact Sheet

July 28, 2007

THE forced removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families was official government policy from 1909 to 1969. However the practice took place both before and after this period. Governments, churches and welfare bodies all took part. reconciliaction.org.au/nsw/education-kit/stolen-generations/

Jamie Bulger Killer to Wed

July 23, 2007

ONE of the pair who killed English toddler James Bulger 14 years ago is reportedly set to marry a woman who has no idea about his past. Jon Venables was just 10 years old when he and schoolmate Robert Thompson lured James from a shopping mall and brutally murdered him in 1993. www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22118428-5006003,00.html

Hydrogen Cars Vehicles and Infrastructure

December 31, 2005

HYDROGEN cars are not only the future, they are here, now. When hydrogen cars become the status quo, the U. S. can lessen its dependence upon foreign oil, achieve lower prices at the fuel pumps and cut down on the greenhouse gases that produce global warming. www.hydrogencarsnow.com/