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Put this one straight into the “WTF were you thinking file.” Toyota, in all their misguided wisdom, seems to have gotten full of themselves with the success of the Prius. Crafted by Toyota's in-house accessories division, the Toyota Prius Custom Plus Concept seems to be an attempt to Fast & Furious-ize the world’s most popular hybrid. But in reality, it looks more like an Art Center drop-out’s wet dream. If we’re lucky, we won’t see this nightmare on the streets anytime soon.

EV warrior and down-under rich guy Simon Hackett just smashed the world record for distance driven on a single charge in a production electric vehicle—313 miles! While competing in the bi-annual Global Green Challenge, a cross-continental rally of solar, electric, hybrid, and alternative energy vehicles, Hackett and his co-driver Emilis Prelgauskas simultaneously crushed the previous record of 241 miles, also set in a Tesla Roadster.

Mr. Hackett is a true green enthuz, and we thank all deep-pocketed tree huggers out there for their contributions to the EV evolution/revolution. Without them, we’d be forced to rely on big companies who let corporate agendas and political loyalties cloud their vision. Remember the GM EV1? Our hats are off to you Simon Hackett!

The entire story is written and posted by Simon himself on the Tesla Motors blog. Check it out right here.

In what’s shaping up to be an installment series on ways to keep your hybrid batteries juiced, here’s the latest method: Women. Just the sight of certain women—especially those of the beautiful, sexy, curvaceous celebrity variety—is enough to get any red-blooded American’s motor running; so why wouldn’t they lengthen your lithium rod, too? We think they would.

No, it’s not a hybrid, but it is a plug-in electric with a top speed of 46 mph and a trail of destruction in its wake. And as far as I’m concerned, that makes for great blog fodder. Dubbed “The Crippler” by those who’ve experienced its its wrath, this crazy-ass mobility scooter is not your grandmother’s Lark. Rather, “The Crippler” is a deathtrap—pure and simple!

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