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Imagine a supercar that hits 60 mph in 3.2 seconds and has a top speed of 200 mph. Now imagine this car getting 94 miles per gallon. This is the Porsche 918 Spyder prototype, revealed at the Geneva Motor Show.

The 918 Spyder is propelled by a 500-horsepower V8 engine along with front and rear electric axle motors. Liquid-cooled lithium ion batteries can be charged by a standard household electrical socket.

The latest concept incarnation of Volkswagen's Golf TDI achieves an impressive 62 mpg. In addition, carbon dioxide emissions are limited to just 99 g/km, less than a Toyota Prius. The vehicle will likely be sold in the UK starting in the middle of 2009. This level of efficiency is achieved with a 1.6-liter TDI diesel engine.

The engine generates 105 horsepower and brings the car from 0 to 60 in 11 seconds. In addition to the smaller engine, mileage in this model has been increased with changes to the transmission, low rolling resistance tires, and improved aerodynamics.

You can have your meat and eat it, too. This is according to the In Vitro Meat Consortium, which just had its first meeting in Norway. They intend to feed an increasing human population delicious chicken nuggets and hamburgers without unleashing destructive

methane gases. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) just might go out of business. No more messy slaughterhouses. No more chicken heads in your fast food. Real animal muscle, cultured in clean and spiffy production facilities. The world consumed