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Once You Could Mail Order a 1300 HP Rocket Engine For Your Car

There was a time when you could order a 1,300 hp rocket engine to bolt onto the back of your car. And there were smaller rocket products for motorcycles, go-karts, and boats. The company was called Turbonique, and your rocket engine and rocket fuel was just a postage stamp away.
Black Sono Sion parked next to a house

Sono Sion Solar Car Can Power a Home and May Not Need a Charge

Solar power, with abundant energy from the sun, could be the future for cars. To date, solar technology isn’t effective enough to make it a practical reality. However, EV start-up Sono may have made a big jump. The automaker built a Sion solar-powered car that can power a home and may not need a charge.