The photos on this page are from the trial run of Tommy, a bot created by Team Jefferson from Charlottesville, Va. Apparently, they had an engine failure during the first run, so the judges let them try again. But alas, Tommy did not qualify.
2009 Dodge Challenger "The SRT8 6.1-liter Hemi has so much power, so much torque, that it will lay rubber at the mere prod of the right pedal and pull hard right on through fifth gear."
After years of hype as the mucky green grail of the oil crunch, algae is finally taking on its "impossible" hurdles to move from test tubes to barrels.
With gas prices soaring, next-gen biofuels, electricity and hydrogen have never looked better. In a special report, PM examines whether they’re ready to power our cars.