Category: Vehicles
Ford + Airstream = hybrid comfort
The Ford Airstream Concept Vehicle provides total comfort at 6 liters per 100km. If you get stuck escorting hordes of young Baden-Powell wannabees across hill and dale (I had 53 badges myself; had to start sewing them on a…
Top 10 Electric Vehicles Available In 2007
Electric vehicles are both sexier and more affordable with every passing day, meaning if you wait long enough you'll be able to get a free solar-powered transport that'll take you to the moon and back in more ways than…
Girasole Electric Car
If typical modern cars resemble running shoes, the Girasole electric car looks more like a stylish beach sandal. A Japanese-Italian collaboration from Yoshio Takaoka, in collaboration with Italy's Start Lab SAP, the Girasole runs off standard mains power, and…
Hybrid Motorcycles: a three-pack from eCycle, Inc. and Machineart
We loves us some hybrids, and are triple-delished that MachineArt and eCycle, Inc. have paired up to deliver not one, not two, but three hybrid motorcycle concepts. With top speeds of about 140kph and 60km per liter, the concept…
Driverless Electric Bus you hail with your mobile
Exhibiting at the London Science Museum right now is a driverless hybrid bus that you hail with your mobile. It seats up to 24 people and follows its route based on magnets embedded in the pathway. It uses considerably…
Review: ViaMichelin X-980T
The propaganda As one of the largest (i.e. widest) standalone GPS systems to grace the UK, the ViaMichelin X-980T unsurprisingly packs in a wide array of features. The list includes real-time traffic info via FM-TMC, Bluetooth connectivity, Full UK…
MHV4: Hydrogen Powered Car
Another environmental vehicle prototype: the MHV4 hydrogen-powered car from Taiwan's Mingdao University. No petrol whatsoever involved, and it runs for 40km per charge. Compact but with a little storage space (unlike the ultra-compacts), it seats two, is pretty cute,…
CES 2007: Dodge traffic cops with Beltronic's undetectable radar detectors
I'm not 100% sure of the legalities surrounding the use of radar detectors in the UK, but I think that currently they are legit. In the US, they're pretty commonplace and, like speed camera locators on GPSs, are sold under…
CES 2007: JVC HDD in-car GPS unit and DVD player
Another contender for most decadent car stereo head unit of the show, the JVC KD-NX5000 pulls out all the stops with an exhustive array of multimedia functionality as well as a 24GB HDD music server and an integrated satellite navigation…
CES 2007: Eclipse reveals car head unit with detachable TomTom GPS
The Eclipse AVN2210p marks an interesting direction for car navigation and entertainment. With the unit, you get a TomTom PND that slots into the front to act as a navigator whilst you're in the car. When you hop out…