There's no way around it: 13 MPG sucks. But what do you do with a Range Rover that's already on the road? Selling it just passes the burden on, so, should we blow it up? Drive it off a cliff? Convert it to a biodiesel or plug-in hybrid and give it to an... ...full story at digg
from digg on Fri, Jul 25 2008
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Ryan Sheckler Gives Away Pimped out Range Rover » digg On Sunday, April 27th Ryan Sheckler a professional skateboarder, handed over the keys to his pimped out 2003 Range Rover to Drake Kemper. He raised almost $40,000 for the Children’s Cancer Research Fund. |
| 28 Aug 08 |
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Rover Exiting Crater To Continue Martian Marathon » slashdot Riding with Robots writes "The robotic geologist Opportunity has nearly reached the rim of Victoria Crater, which it is leaving after a year of exploration inside. Rover handlers decided to abandon attempts to approach the crater's cliff walls when they... |
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Antique Fridge Could Keep Venus Rover Cool » slashdot Hugh Pickens writes "In the 1970s and 80s, several probes landed on Venus and returned data from the surface but they all expired less than 2 hours after landing because of Venus' tremendous heat. It's hard to keep a rover functioning when temperatures of... |
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Leaving Earth [Pic] » digg This spectacular shot of solid rocket motors separating from a Delta II rocket over Florida was captured during the June 10 liftoff of the Mars Exploration Rover, Spirit. The rover and its twin, Opportunity, will arrive at Mars in January 2004. |
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Mars Rover, Spirit, Turns 4 » slashdot Brandee07 writes "Designed for a 90 day mission, the Spirit Mars Rover is starting its 4th year of exploration. Spirit's sister-module, Opportunity, will turn four on Jan 25. 'We never thought we'd still be driving these robots all over Mars,' said Mark... |
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