Most good ideas very rarely see the light of day. Some go no further than dinner table conversation and some no more than a napkin sketch. The Retractable Disappearing Car Door has gone much further in realizing a series of…
In a breakthrough that is bound to catch the attention of the oil industry and even electric car makers, a company has just gained approval for its ‘salt water’ powered car in Europe. A car called the Quant e-Sportlimousine that…
Elon Musk persistently, ceaselessly continues to challenge the modern automotive industry. The South African-born business mogul and inventor has just taken the curtain off of Tesla’s revamped Roadster – the flagship convertible of the pioneering alt-energy automaker. The most glaring…
Integrating photovoltaic cells on vehicles is nothing new. In fact, solar-powered race cars have been around for more than 25 years, proving that the power of the sun can indeed provide enough energy to propel a car down the road.…
Nissan is currently testing out a prototype that it says could make car washes a relic of the past. The test car benefits from a new nano-paint treatment that repels dirt and grime. The automaker is putting the car through…
Researchers at Germany's Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed a self-healing polymer that can mend itself and fully restore its mechanical properties in just a few minutes when heated at low temperatures. The material could be used to create…
It’s hard not to compare Eduardo Galvani’s Nimbus concept to the iconic VW bus, but one look and you know it’s been designed to go a lot of places the VW couldn’t. Under that retro styling is a hybrid lithium-ion…
Is a 4WD tactical vehicle developed by the Iveco, and in service with several countries. After its adoption by the Italian Army under the name VTLM Lince (Lynx), it won the “FCLV” (Future Command and Liaison Vehicle) competition of the…
In the past several years, one of the topics covered in detail on these pages has been the surge in such gimmicks designed to disguise lack of demand and end customer sales, used extensively by US automotive manufacturers, better known…
That the Hiriko electric car prototype is small is obvious to anyone. Perhaps less obvious is that, in parking, the Hiriko becomes even smaller. Thanks to a folding mechanism that tucks the rear of the car in under the chassis,…
Back in 1967, California-based Gyro Transport Systems built a prototype vehicle known as the Gyro-X. The automobile had just two wheels, one in front and one in the back and, as the car’s name implies, it utilized a built-in gyroscope…
Faster, lighter and much more drivable than any previous Lamborghini, this is everything you need to know about the new Huracan LP610-4. OK, not everything. Driving impressions can be hard to write when the only seat time we’ve had is…
The standard Tacoma is one tough truck — but if you're trying to make it to the South Pole, you're going to need something a bit beefier. Something like this Toyota Tacoma Polar Expedition Truck. Built specifically for that purpose,…
What's the office of the future? For Regus, which operates close to 2,000 business centers globally, it isn't one where workers stand, walk, or even squat. No, it envisions a world in which people are sitting--in a self-driving office, that…
The Split&Go concept it’s a conventional Van that splits to turn into a two-seater small car for urban use. This is probably the best idea in car industry we see in the last years. Perfect for everything from road trips…
When you're trapped in bumper-to-bumper on the 405, you look around and observe the brutal 1:1 ratio of cars to drivers, as far as the eye can see. The absurdity of lone humans each ensconced in their own two-ton rectangle…
“Before the name became synonymous with Formula 1, and before the release of the iconic F1 supercar in the 90s, there were slotcars. Yes you heard me, slotcars. Going through some old Kodaks, I realized I’d in fact been driving…
Txchnologist, the online magazine sponsored by GE, examines a far-out technological innovation that might just contain a kernel of plausibility: a thorium laser power generation system that its creator says could provide electricity for the grid, stand-alone power applications and…
If you love music, mud and Mother Nature you’re probably heading to a camp site at some point this summer. But why take shelter in some dull, conventional tent when you can recreate the Summer of Love in the hippie-tastic…
There is a saying in flying: “If it looks good, it will fly well.” Stefan Klein, a designer from the Slovak Republic, has announced the first flight of his Aeromobil Version 2.5, a flying car prototype he has been developing…