Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have designed a new urban commuter car that “folds” up for storage, making it much easier to park out of the way, taking up about the same horizontal space as a bicycle. The car, called the Hiriko, has a chance of actually getting built and tested in [...]
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MIT’s Folding Concept Car, the Hiriko
January 31st, 2012 
Aaron Turpen 
Posted in All Electric Car, Concept Cars, Featured 
Tags: CityCar, electric car, Hiriko, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT 
Comments OffKia Skips Detroit, Goes to Vegas Instead
January 15th, 2012 Aaron Turpen from EVMeme Where do you debut new electric car concepts in America? Not in Detroit at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), says Kia. Instead, you go to Vegas and showcase them at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES). If anything says that Koreans understand American thinking, this is it. Nobody in Detroit right now [...]
Nissan Unveils Electric Taxi Prototype, the e-NV200
January 15th, 2012 Aaron Turpen from GreenBigTruck The North American International Auto Show kicked off with press events yesterday and one of the many unveils staged was the new Nissan e-NV200, a prototype electric taxi based on the Leaf electric car. The e-NV200 is a boxy mini-van whose front end and general styling are taken from the electric Leaf compact [...]
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Volkswagen E-Bugster
January 10th, 2012 Aaron Turpen Volkswagen has unveiled the E-Bugster, a Bug concept that’s all electric. Unveiled for Americans at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, the E-Bugster concept gained a lot of attention yesterday. Taking design cues from the Beetle’s “speedster” convertible model, the E-Bugster is compact and low to the ground. The 85kW electric motor [...]
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E-Vul Electric Concept Car
January 8th, 2012 Aaron Turpen To be honest with you, I see a lot of electric vehicle concepts. Most of them are sent to me by designers (or wannabe designers) through social networks or email. A lot of them end up in my virtual round file because, well, they’re just more of the same. The E-Vul nearly met the same [...]
Posted in All Electric Car, Concept Cars, Featured Tags: Concept car, electric car, Electric vehicle, Inductive charging, Transportation 1 Comment »
