«The long - term goal is to stop making these tissues by
hand, one
at a time, and these organs, but to automate the process so we can scale it up and make the
cost more
affordable so we can get it to patients faster.»
... a feisty group of rogue Prius owners has taken the technology into their own
hands, by essentially «hacking» into their vehicle systems and modifying the cars into plug - in models... It comes
at a considerable
cost, but for them the message is important: It can be done, and with mass production it can also be
affordable... «Toyota's engineering of the system means it's not impossible to get to this second stage,» says Felix Kramer, founder of the California Cars Initiative, whose sole mandate
at the moment is to raise awareness of plug - in hybrids and to spur Toyota and other automakers into supporting it... Talking to Kramer, plug - in hybrids seem like a no - brainer.