Category: Vehicles
CES 2007: The uber in-car multimedia station from Clarion
"Europe's never going to even see most of this" is what I overheard the Clarion rep whispering to his companion while I ogled the sheer decadence of the in-car multimedia stations at the Clarion stand at CES today. Although I…
Honda's Extreme eco-Batmobile
With a chassis that can be recycled after five years, the prototype Honda Extreme has a modular polycarbonate body which means if you get tired of the look, or it gets scuffed, you can just peel it off and…
CES 2007: The cars of CES
I spent this morning trawling the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Centre, which turned out to be the place where all the In Car Entertainment manufacturers had convened. Amidst the ranks of gigantic amps, bass bins and neon…
Venturi Astrolab solar hybrid car
Venturi, the same company that brought us the Eclectic wind-powered hybrid car prototype, will be shipping a solar hybrid car in January 2008. Range is about 100km and it can go about 110km per hour (though obviously not for…
Chevrolet Volt charges itself
Unveiled in Chicago mere hours ago, the Chevrolet Volt is a hybrid with a difference. Instead of using petrol to propel itself directly, it uses petrol to charge its internal batteries back up, for when you don't have time…
CES 2007: Blade Runner 4 remote-controlled indoor helicopter
If you’re going to have an RC copter, it may as well be bright yellow. At least your cat will see it coming and have a fighting chance of getting out of the way. See, it’s an indoor helicopter, which…
New Toyotas give the cold shoulder to drink drivers
Unfocused pupils and erratic steering are but two of the potential criteria new Toyotas will use to determine whether they have a drink driver behind the wheel. Sweat sensors can also detect blood alcohol levels. Expected to be in…
HUMMER 02 makes its own oxygen
I never thought I'd be praising the eco-savviness of anything named "Hummer", but the Hummer 02 converts carbon dioxide into oxygen using algae-filled side panels. Since the algae are getting a megadose of sunlight (where they're usually submerged underwater)…
The Sawfish: Underwater Lumberjack
When a forest is submerged by a man-made lake (especially a man-made Three Gorges sized lake) the timber doesn't just dissolve like so many pixy sticks. It stands, relatively unchanged, aside from becoming hellishly waterlogged (which makes it so…
Tesla Roadster: sexiest electric car ever?
Picture it: a fireapple red convertible two-seater Tesla Roadster with — well, you don't have to picture it, it's pictured above. What you don't see is: it's electric, but it can still crank up to oh-my-god-we're-going-to-die speed in four…