Those boring, slow electric cars, and now for something completely different. The Eliica, an electric car from Japan has eight wheels, a top speed so far of 370kmh (230mph) and accelerates faster than a Porsche 911! OK, it's expensive, REALLY expensive, but it just shows that things are improving on the electric vehicle front. Sooner or later, this technology makes it into the … [Read more...]

Saw one of these on TV and it seemed odd but after thinking about it and taking another look, SMART cars seem interesting. A steel cage with snap in plastic panels, 2 seats and 60mpg. They are coming to the US and with $2 gas I bet they sell like crazy. Not ideal for cruising the open highways, maybe, but for a lot of other running around... … [Read more...]