When you hear of the country ‘Israel’, it’s generally in the mainstream news and is usually coupled with some kind of bad news. This report is far from anything terrible though, and is a bright spot in terms of making Israel a power player in the energy industry. Forget oil or nuclear, Israel is looking to improve and monetize solar power.

This is quite an informative and interesting video of how Israel is leaving its mark in the solar energy industry.

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There are some people out there who love to build. These are the ones that played with Legos, played Sim City, and would rather saw off their arm then call a handyman to fix something. I happen to be one of those people; I love to tackle situations on my own.

The XR3 is an ambitious, and odd looking car from Robert Q Riley Enterprises. Instead of the standard 4 wheel layout, the XR3 will have three wheels, with only one supporting the back end of the vehicle. The car can get up to 225 MPG, if you use the diesel, electric combo setup that is offered. So everything is sounding great, right?

Well, although you get great MPG, there is one tiny problem with the XR3. You have to build the vehicle yourself. Dont get me wrong, I love to build. But if I’m driving down the highway around 60-70 mph, I want to know that this was put together by someone who knows something about car engineering.

What’s really hilarious is that the company that designed the prototype doesn’t even sell the kits for it yet. They only offer the plans, which does come with a CD/DVD combo. So if you happen to have some wheels, and spare metal sitting around then you could get started on your XR3.

The plans themselves cost $170, and $200 if you want the DVD. Of course, Tom Hanks says to drive an electric car, so maybe this isn’t such a crazy idea.

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