'Flintstones' Car First to Combine Pedals, Solar, & Battery

Students at San Jose State University have created a new type of hybrid—or perhaps tribrid?—that makes use of human pedal-power, solar panels, and a strong battery. They’ve dubbed the car the ZEM, or Zero EMissions Vehicle, and say it could be mass-produced for a mere $4,000.

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2009 Zolfe Orange

Zolfe Orange, the latest all new British sports car, is making its production debut at Autosports 2008. Combining stunning good looks with lightweight design, the Zolfe is set to challenge more established competitors in this market sector [...]

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The Converj: An Electric Cadillac...With Attitude

GM just officially unveiled their Converj extended-range electric vehicle. The two-door coupe looks like the kind of luxury sports car that will support the extra price of the E-Flex system (the Volt will be sold at a loss) but still deliver a 40 mile, pure-electric range.

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VW Polo Review 2009 - STAR CARS 2009 Series (Superminis)

Why so Great ? Classy image, interior quality, residual valueThe new Volkswagen Polo’s launch is so secret even company insiders are reduced to talking in whispers when releasing snippets of informations. While that doesn’s give us much to go on, it does hint at the level of expectation surrounding the car.

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Lotus Shows Hints of Future Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Legendary British super-car firm Lotus has announced plans to produce its own hybrid-electric performance coupe in time for the Geneva show in March.

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Honda Lineup For Tokyo Auto Salon

With the fall of Nopi Nationals last year, Tokyo Auto Salon can once again claim their event as the “world’s largest custom car show.” A showcase for Japan’s top tuners, associations and schools, the Salon sets many of the trends we will see in the states, especially our JDM friends. Today, Honda released info and photos of their 2009 TAS lineup.

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Forza Motorsport 3 Artwork Leaked

Forza Motortsport 2 was a great game, and now soon to follow will be Forza Motorsport 3. Kaarbo Designs (the same people who did the art for Forza Motorsport) leaked some of the art for part 3. With this comes tons of speculation as to what direction the game may be going, and some of the cars that will be featured.

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WTF? Cadillac World Thorium Fuel Concept?

Thorium-powered Cadillac is created by Lorus Kulesus and is meant to last for a century.

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2010 Toyota Prius Breaks 50 MPG

The 2010 Toyota Prius, officially unveiled this morning at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, will break the 50-mpg mark. The third-generation Prius is bigger and more powerful—but will become the only vehicle in the United States that offers combined mileage greater than 50 miles per gallon.

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How to make your car go faster

Speed up your car with a few quick steps

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Detroit Goes for Electric Cars, but Will Drivers?

Inside the Ford Motor Company, it was called Project M — to build a prototype of a totally electric, battery-powered car in just six months. When it was started last summer, the effort was considered a tall order by the small team of executives and engineers assigned to it. After all, the auto industry can take years to develop vehicles.

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Toyota Secretly Developing Solar Powered Green Car

Toyota is working on an electric vehicle that will get some of its power from solar cells equipped on the vehicle, and that can be recharged with electricity generated from solar panels on the roofs of homes.

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Five Concept Cars That Shook Detroit (PICS & VIDEO)

With so much riding on the survival of the Detroit-based manufacturers in the short term, you would think that the North American International Auto Show, which has a long history of concept-heavy debuts, would see a dearth of dream cars. While this may not be a banner year for show cars, there were still plenty of significant forward-thinking....

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Totally Safe for Your Work But Not for Your Wallet

Car collectors with discerning eyes and deep wallets cruised the Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction in Scottsdale. Their prey: hundreds of glistening vehicles waiting to go home with the highest bidder. And we mean high. Consider these images of car porn not safe for wallets.

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