BBC NEWS | Health | Longer legs 'really are a draw'

BBC NEWS | Health | Longer legs 'really are a draw': "People with slightly longer legs really are more attractive to the opposite sex, a study suggests."

Weight Gain Of U.S. Drivers Has Increased Nation's Fuel Consumption

Weight Gain Of U.S. Drivers Has Increased Nation's Fuel Consumption: "Americans are now pumping 938 million gallons of fuel more annually than they were in 1960 as a result of extra weight in vehicles. And when gas prices average $3 a gallon, the tab for overweight people in a vehicle amounts to $7.7 million a day, or $2.8 billion a year."

Time's up for petrol cars, says GM chief - Environment - smh.com.au

Time's up for petrol cars, says GM chief - Environment - smh.com.au: "THE world's biggest car maker, General Motors, believes global oil supply has peaked and a switch to electric cars is inevitable.

In a stunning announcement at the opening of the Detroit motor show, Rick Wagoner, GM's chairman and chief executive, also said ethanol was an 'important interim solution' to the world's demand for oil, until battery technology improved to give electric cars the same driving range as petrol-powered cars."

Green Car Congress: Volvo To Show Flex-Fuel Plug-In Hybrid Concept at Frankfurt

Green Car Congress: Volvo To Show Flex-Fuel Plug-In Hybrid Concept at Frankfurt: "Volvo Cars will introduce the Volvo ReCharge Concept, a plug-in series hybrid with a grid-rechargeable 12 kWh lithium-polymer battery pack and individual electric wheel motors, at the Frankfurt Motor Show."