I laughed when I read the Audi A8, W12 Quattro review. I read those kinds of articles because among other things I get paid to drive cars and write reviews about them. SeeLand Rover LR3 HSE, 2008.

That’s not what makes me laugh. The Audi review made me laugh out loud actually. I mean how many times do you get to read gas-guzzler and solar-powered in the same sentence. The$120,000 base sticker price Audi A8 has tons of extras running up the price to $140,565. (FWIW, the most expensive car I have driven was aJaguar Super V8, 2008). The Audi has a solar-powered sunroof ($790). I suppose it’s been added to help ease the guilty of having a 6.0 liter engine, 12 valves, a 450 horsepower engine AND, this is the kicker, having to pay $1,700 in extra for a tax. It gets a whopping 13mpg in the city (estimate) and 19 mpg (estimate) on the highway.

Seriously, who would have thought you could use solar-powered and gas-guzzler in the same sentence, on the same machine?

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The days when you had to go out and cut the lawn yourself are history, because these days we have automowers to do it for us. Husqvarna decided to please us and announced that they will be launching the world’s first electricity solar powered hybrid automower, which is extremely quiet and outputs zero emissions.

Using all sorts of sensors it’s smart to avoid garden furniture and will cut in a certain area if you setup the perimeter with a metal wire. The specs say that it can cut up to 2,300 square meters and can be programmed when to start (even the day of the week). With full batteries it will munch grass for about 40 minutes but with the help of the solar panels, on a sunny day this could increase by up to 50%, to a full hour.

Though it’s great for the eco-freaks we are the price is in the rich range, £2,000 (about $3,970). - via - Pocket-Lint

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