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CityEl, the 200mph electric car zips along a monorail

Monday, July 14, 2008 - 12:51pm

Braggadocio about electric car designs runs rampant, but the CityEl’s claim of 200mph beats all. This working prototype was built for a mere $2500, and spends most of its life as an ultralight 3-wheeled electric runabout. But if its...

New Prius adds solar panels for air conditioning

Monday, July 7, 2008 - 11:29am

Rumors run rampant about a Toyota Prius redesign coming up next year, but little did we know that the new version would have solar panels added to the hybrid vehicle’s roof. That’s a first for any automaker. The optional...

Behold, the (alien) queen of the road

Kevin Hall

Friday, June 27, 2008 - 2:02pm

Does that silver-toothed grimace look familiar? That there is an alien, but not just any alien — the queen of them all from James Cameron's 1986 science fiction classic Aliens. The fancy car is the work of youths from...

Ozone, the crazy cylinder-shaped car powered by a fuel cell

Friday, June 27, 2008 - 12:22pm

Let’s take a step back from conventional automobile design for a minute and take a look at Ozone. This rolling cylinder created by Istanbul designer Özkan Koral is a design concept for a Peugeot hydrogen-powered car, where each of...

Razor-thin race car concept needs drool cup holders standard

Kevin Hall

Friday, June 27, 2008 - 6:11am

If this conceptual race car was a reality, you'd find me at the racetrack a lot more often. Sponsored by Honda and the Indy Racing League, the objective of designer Tyler Mars's project was to create a new, eye-catching...

Toyota 1/X Concept, the plug-in hybrid car of the future?

Thursday, April 10, 2008 - 12:06pm

Sure, there are a lot of concept car designs floating around, but when Toyota cranks out a futuremobile, everyone remembers the Prius and stands at attention. This 1/X plug-in hybrid concept shaves off plenty of pounds to save energy,...