Eco Factor: Zero-emission vehicle powered by an electric engine.
Christened Seat Flexus, the zero-emission vehicle is powered by electricity and adopts a compact form to ease parking. Instead of conventional air-filled tires, the vehicle uses next-gen Tweels reducing need for car maintenance.
Eco Factor: Zero-emission vehicle powered by a hydrogen/electric hybrid engine.
Christened Dissent Magneto Sport, the zero-emission trike has an extensive list of components and features. The vehicle is powered by a magnetic levitation propulsion system that sources power from the onboard batteries and hydrogen. The adjustable all-wheel drive vehicle can alter its shape according to the speed.
The Dissent moves its two front wheels closer to each other when the rider is accelerating and traveling at high speeds. However, when the rider brakes or is traveling at slow speeds, the two wheels move outwards to better stability.
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Eco Factor: Stylish bike concept powered by thermal and electric engine.
The French designer Jean Baptiste Robilliard has also included a F1 like HERS system that harvests braking power to convert it into electric energy. The Lithium-ion batteries perform the electric power saving task for this eco-friendly concept. Honestly, it is designed as a two-wheel muscle car for the road.
Eco Factor: Zero-emission car powered by electricity.
BRUSA Elektronik has developed a new electric roadster, The Spyder, which offers speed, performance and styling without polluting the environment with even a gram of CO2 emission. The Porsche 550-inspired roadster comes with two real-wheel-mounted 100KW electric motors which churn out an amazing 270HP and 324 foot-pounds of torque.
The car, with a 16KWh lithium-polymer battery pack, does zero to 62 in less than five seconds and can power the car for 100KM on a full charge. The company claims that its enormous battery pack can be recharged in just four hours when plugged into a 16-amp 220V line. Since the car’s power house is mounted on the rear wheels which eliminates the need for a differential lowering the weight of the car to just 2,000 pounds for maximum efficiency.
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Eco Factor: Zero emission motorcycle powered by hydrogen. Two engineering students at Swarthmore College, Alex Bell and Andres Pacheco, have succeeded in taking their education on a greener route by building a fully functional hydrogen fuel cell powered motorcycle. Built around the chassis of a Buell Cyclone, which the duo purchased at a salvage yard, they had to remove the unecofriendly internal combustion engine and other factory components of the bike to replace it with their own eco-stuff. The duo integrated a Polymer Exchange Membrane stack that can generate 1.2KW of electric power. This energy is fed into a 1.2KW 6-pole induction motor. Pure hydrogen is stored in two metal hydride cylinders at low pressure. The inside of the cylinders is filled with metal powder consisting of lathnium, nickel and aluminum. This powder reacts with pure hydrogen, converting it into metal hydride, enabling the cylinders to hold 900 liters of hydrogen at low pressure. The average efficiency of the bike is claimed to be around 46%, which is great considering the materials used to build the bike. The Dark Side: The technology used in the bike does show the potential of hydrogen as a fuel. We do appreciate the efforts of the students to develop a green motorcycle in their lab. However, the overall safety of the bike is still something we doubt. 
Eco Factor: Concept car powered by electricity and a conventional green engine.
Car designer Zdenko Vukoja has developed a concept car for Peugeot called “The 3GEO.” The car carries a battery pack which works simultaneously with a conventional natural gas or biodiesel engine. To achieve maximum fuel efficiency the car has been made from lightweight but sturdy materials like carbon fiber and fiber glass.
To ensure the safety of the passengers the car carries a double floor chassis with aluminum fork with is connected to the front and rear suspensions of the vehicle. The simple and aerodynamic body ensures further fuel savings while making sure that the manufacturing process of the car doesn’t prove to be a burden for the company.
The Dark Side:
The designer aims to develop the car with carbon fiber, which would increase the cost of this three-wheeled car.
Solar energy is one of the most impressive and easily available sources of green energy that has the potential to power everything from the PMPs we carry to the cars we drive. Toyota has already started exploring the potential of solar energy by announcing that it will use solar panels in its next-generation Prius hybrid car. While this car would just use the energy to run the car’s AC, some designers have shown the way cars could completely be powered by the energy falling from the sun. Check out ten such concepts one of which might just be your ride into the future.
In the world of fashion this one right here is a hot-bod! With this tang orange shade it is catching everyone’s eye. The electro-magnetic power train is neatly housed in the rear wheel itself, it is quite magnetic actually with its environment friendly working process it puts up a vociferous protest against combustible engine.
Henrik Björkman is quite a nature lover as every detail of design has something we can read into. A gaping hole in place of an engine or room for herbal tea where one might put liquid fuel. The Thunderbolt has a range of around 70 kilometers on a three hour charge, so sit on it and ride the change!
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Bicycles are back in vogue. And you just got a great opportunity to bring one home for yourself even if you have a serious lack of space in your home. Gregor Dauth, a student at the Coburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany has developed the super-flexible Urban Street Concept Bike in collaboration with Cube bikes that can be folded down to fit inside a rucksack! Fully fitted with front lights integrated into the brake levers, the bike also features a dynamo in the front wheel hub that automatically turns on the lights in the darkness apart from integrated rear and stop lights in the seat. The bike folds down like a Swiss Army Knife and we fully expect the bike to gain commercial popularity in due time.
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Off late there has been a revolution of sorts in the electronic scooter market. The target has definitely been the urban consumer, of course keeping the future in mind. Rechargeable batteries, in-wheel motor and breathtaking styling; this head turner would leave the young ones drooling and those young at heart wanting it. Hearts are already pouncing over its curveous body. Designed by Tai Chiem, it even has a modular base system that commonly allows different bodies to be attached, not to mention GPS and touch screen interface. The helmet storage comes along of course. Not much is known about it price or when it will be out but this design for the future gives a fresh breather at least where the design is concerned.
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