The F-City H2—a battery-electric vehicle with a fuel cell range extender—has become the first urban electric vehicle with such an energy pack to be authorized in France. The F-City H2 is the result of a partnership between the Michelin Research and Innovation Center, the French automotive producer FAM Automobiles, EVE Systems, FC LAB and the [...]
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Tesla Unveils Model X Concept Crossover
February 11th, 2012 
Aaron Turpen Tesla Motors’ CEO Elon Musk unveiled the real world concept version of the Model X, a fully electric crossover the company says will enter production next year. Pre-orders for the car are being accepted now and the X has some compelling features that will likely draw a lot of attention – and dollars – for [...]
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Tags: electric car, Elon Musk, model x, roadster, Tesla, Tesla Model S, Tesla Motors 
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UP Vittoria Hybrid 3-Mode Concept
February 10th, 2012 Aaron Turpen Few would argue that the most beautiful automotive designs are consistently Italian in origin. This concept from Italian studio UP is no different, being a visual tour of futuristic grace called the Vittoria. A collective effort by the studio, lead by founder Umberto Palermo, the Vittoria concept is a smooth, flowing look at future automotive. [...]
Solaris Solar Car Concept
February 8th, 2012 Aaron Turpen Most of the time, solar cars are worth at least a blurb in the press and then get ignored. They are sort of the nerdy, socially inept cousin at the family reunion picnic of alternative fuels. Once in a while, though, despite their general impracticality, solar car concepts manage to look really cool – at [...]
MIT’s Folding Concept Car, the Hiriko
January 31st, 2012 Aaron Turpen 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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