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Live from the LA Auto Show

Greetings netizens! Today we’re broadcasting live online from the LA Autoshow where we’ve teamed up with Cal Cars to convert a modest Prius Hybrid into an amazing plug-in electric that will average 100 MPG.

Drop by http://www.Justin.tv/ryse to catch the action all day and join us live in the chatroom.

UPDATE: I’ve gone ahead and embedded the live feed below, so you can watch it here (—Admin Stan):


Watch live video from ryse on Justin.tv

UPDATE 2: From the press release:

Activists Show up Automakers by Converting Traditional Hybrid to 100-mpg Plug-in Electric Hybrid at LA Auto Show

For Immediate Release:

November 15, 2007

Rapid conversion proves that auto industry need not delay on increasing fuel efficiency and reducing vehicle pollution

LOS ANGELES - Environmental activists will convert a traditional gasoline-electric hybrid to a 100-mpg plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) outside the L.A. Convention Center today. Sponsored by the Freedom From Oil Campaign and performed by the engineers of CalCars.org, the conversion will show that the auto industry could easily meet and surpass standards set by California’s Clean Cars Law, which mandates a 30 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2016.

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