SlashGear JapanIt seems Australia is really stepping up to the plate when it comes to advancing alternative fuel technology. In fact, it was revealed yesterday that a US firm will be building an electric car charging network for them.
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Australia building electric car charging network
By Brenda Stokes on Friday, Oct 24th 2008 1 CommentLIFT sky-car public & personal transportation concept
By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Oct 22nd 2008 2 CommentsHere’s clever for you: if you’re a city designer of the future, how do you balance residents’ desires to have their own private vehicles, which they can drive themselves, with your own desire for the sweeping cable-car and monorail tracks that no 22nd Century urban metropolis should be without? The answer could be Roberto Vackflores’ LIFT concept, individual autopods that can selectively hook onto overhead tracks.
BMW key-card unlocks car & works as contactless payment system
By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Oct 21st 2008 No CommentsBMW and NXP Semiconducters have announced what they’re calling the world’s first multi-functional car key. Currently in prototype form, the key features contactless payment, personalized access control and public transport e-ticketing for when you’ve left your 7-Series in the parking lot. Future functionality could include general shopping, paying for gas, parking fees and road tolls. Using the same credit-card form-factor as other contactless car keys, the BMW prototype aims to replace not only your keys but your cash.
Tesla Roadster wastes energy when parked
By Brenda Stokes on Thursday, Oct 16th 2008 No CommentsIt seems not all is well with the Tesla Roadster. According to Martin Eberhard, the former CEO and co-founder of Tesla Motors, the car apparently wastes a lot of energy when just sitting parked.
Terrafugia Transition is drivable airplane
By Brenda Stokes on Thursday, Oct 9th 2008 No CommentsWell, we may be one step closer to the ever-elusive flying car. But make no mistake, the Terrafugia Transition is still not exactly the “future” set forth in the 1950’s that we’ve all come to expect.
Saab 9-X Air concept has remote XPERIA X1 control
By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Oct 8th 2008 No CommentsSaab have partnered with Sony Ericsson to bring remote control of its latest vehicle to the touchscreen of the XPERIA X1. Demonstrated at the launch of the Saab 9-X Air concept at the Paris Motor Show last week, the system would allow XPERIA X1 owners to remotely control ambient lighting, lock the car, control seating, switch the lights on and off, and open the rear compartment, all via Bluetooth.
Video demo after the cut
Lamborghini Estoque: More photos & video of 170mph saloon
By Chris Davies on Thursday, Oct 2nd 2008 No CommentsSay what you like about the Lamborghini Estoque concept – and some will love it, some will hate it - but it certainly sticks in your head. Lamborghini’s four-door 170mph saloon has been wowing crowds at the Paris autoshow, and Autoblog stopped by to grab some photos. In the metal, the Estoque apparently works as a more coherent design, although they do suggest that it might have been rushed together to meet the deadline and could do with “a couple more drafts”.
Videos and more photos of the Lamborghini Estoque after the cut
Lamborghini Estoque four-door 170mph concept: in showrooms by 2011
By Chris Davies on Thursday, Oct 2nd 2008 2 CommentsWhen Porsche do it, I can cope. Aston Martin I can deal with. But a four-door saloon from Lamborghini? That just sounds blasphemous. However crippling economic climates demand stranger things, and so feast your eyes on the Lamborghini Estoque concept: a four-door, five meter long, V8-powered monster of a vehicle, predicted to hit showrooms in 2011 with a price-tag around $130,000.
V8 Engine made of Legos; no it can’t power your car
By Brenda Stokes on Thursday, Oct 2nd 2008 No CommentsWhen I first set eyes on the Lego V8 Engine, I had the same reaction many have. It starts as surprised wonder, then a curiosity as to whether or not an engine made of Legos could actually work and then a realization that that’s quite possibly the dumbest thought I’ve ever had. Even so, you have to admit, this Lego creation is pretty cool.
Nissan BR23C robot can avoid accidents
By Brenda Stokes on Tuesday, Sep 30th 2008 No CommentsNissan wants to cut the rate of accidents by 50% by the year 2015. And in order to do that, they have developed an accident-avoiding robot called the BR23C, which stands for Biomimetic Car Robot Drive. And the company’s inspiration for the bots? Bees.
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