That is because the Environmental Protection Agency recently approved retrofit technology for big rigs that lets them burn LNG and diesel.

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Chuck Jacobus's 11-year-old minivan, for instance, may not perform perfectly, but Team Cybernet wants to prove it can retrofit its robotic technology onto any car, even the U.S. Army's aging fleet, whose vehicles Jacobus says are an average of 13 years old.

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While Retrofit will take on individual clientele, their technology shines in group environments like the workplace.

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One Chicago based start-up, Retrofit, has emerged as a front runner in harnessing wireless and remote technology to help its busy clients lose weight, especially when they may be away from home while on vacation or business travel.

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