Thursday, 4 June 2009

The 4000 Watt Roadster is a two-person electric car from the gadget geniuses at Hammacher Schlemmer. With a top speed of 25mph and 60 miles per charge, this sporty little vehicle would be great for running errands around town – whilst doing your bit for the environment in comfort and style.
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Wednesday, 3 June 2009
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The CarGo is an interesting concept for an urban delivery vehicle that rethinks pickup design, adding a truckload of flexibility. The vehicle can transform into either compact mode, narrow mode or pick-up truck mode, adjusting to the volume and type of cargo you’re carrying.
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Friday, 27 March 2009

Tesla Motors yesterday officially unveiled a new prototype electric sedan that the company hopes will hit the market in 2011, priced at less than half of the base cost of the company’s troubled Tesla Roadster.
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Thursday, 26 March 2009

In what is one hellofa training project, 150 students at Daimler AG have put together a concept car called the Mercedes F-CELL, which marries high-tech roadster engineering with the charm of early horseless carriages.
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Thursday, 19 March 2009

Toyota are apparently developing a new version of their great little MR2 sports car, that ended production back in 2007. This comeback model will be in the form of a compact coupe, rather than the roadster style of its predecessor and will feature a specially developed version of the hybrid powertrain from Toyota’s Prius.
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Wednesday, 18 March 2009

Remember Terrafugia’s Transition Flying Car we saw back in December? Well, today the company let us all in on details about a successful first test flight that took place earlier this month. The achievement brings our dreams of a production flying car that much closer to reality, even if the $194,000 price tag prevents most of us from ever owning one.
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Thursday, 5 March 2009

The impressive Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport will be going on sale this week, officially making it the world’s fastest convertible. With a top speed of 407kmh (252mph) it tops the former record holder, Ferrari’s Scuderia Spider 16M, by 92kmh (57mph).
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Monday, 2 March 2009

It’s not like we haven’t seen ocean inspired concepts or flying cars before, but this design by Kazim Doku called the Audi Shark really gets your motor running. Seemingly inspired by the sleek yet powerful appearance of sharks, it won the 2008 Desire Design Competition at Domus Academy and looks like it would be just at home under the water, as well as in the sky for which it was designed.
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Thursday, 22 January 2009

Shelby Super Cars (SSC) have announced plans to introduce an EV version of their Ultimate Aero sports car, which they claim will be the world’s fastest electric production car. The Ultimate Aero EV will also feature a 10-minute recharge time over a US standard 110 volt wall socket, which will get a range as high as 200 miles between charges.
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Friday, 28 November 2008

BMW have introduced a new system to help their customers through the car customization process. Based on Microsoft’s Surface technology, their “Product Navigator” helps users select body and interior colors by allowing them to place tangible color blocks on the screen, producing instant, resizable results that are viewable from numerous angles.
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