A-BAT Toyota Concept Car

Diposting oleh Unknown on Rabu, 28 Januari 2009

A-BAT Toyota Concept CarThe A-BAT offers customers the versatility of hauling a standard 4x8 sheet of plywood one day, then taking a family on a camping trip the next. It features a four-foot bed with more flexibility than the standard pickup truck. The translucent roof panel slides open to allow for tall cargo in the cab; and the bed lengthens an additional two feet when the pass-through midgate
Read More

Converj Cadillac Electric Concept Car

Diposting oleh Unknown on Selasa, 27 Januari 2009

Converj Cadillac Electric Concept CarThe rumored Cadillac E-Flex concept was confirmed this morning at General Motor's 2009 Detroit Auto Show press conference. The concept's official name will be the Cadillac Converj and, as anticipated, it is based on the Chevy Volt "Voltec" drivetrain platform.With styling that is instantly recognizable as Cadillac, it's just a great shape that holds great
Read More

FINE-N Toyota Concept Car

Diposting oleh Unknown on Senin, 26 Januari 2009

FINE-N Toyota Concept CarThe FINE-N's unique styling coupled with 4WD uncovers the design, versatility, and performance potential for future fuel-cell cars and trucks. Its ground-hugging and aerodynamic design and prominent fenders make for a very smart and sophisticated vehicle.The Fine-N's overall package consist of a low-flat floor with the length of a Corolla, but with a cabin even more
Read More

200C EV Chrysler Concept Car

Diposting oleh Unknown on Sabtu, 24 Januari 2009

Chrysler 200C EV ConceptThe Chrysler 200C EV concept is the newest Chrysler ENVI electric-drive vehicle.Utilizing ENVI's Range-extended Electric Vehicle technology, the Chrysler 200C EV concept boasts clean, quiet elegance and seamless acceleration, underscoring the engaging driving experience of the Chrysler brand.Capable of driving up to 40 miles on battery-only power – using zero gasoline and
Read More

Audi O Concept Car By Ondrej Jirec

Diposting oleh Unknown on Jumat, 23 Januari 2009

Audi O Concept Car By Ondrej JirecThe Audi O concept was designed to fuse a powerful and innovative audio system with a stylish and sporty four-seat hatchback. The exterior design uses several Audi trademark styling themes, especially at the front where the square grille sits neatly between the LED headlights. The doors feature glass windows running along the bottom edge which provide an
Read More

FT-EV Toyota Electric Concept Car

Diposting oleh Unknown on Kamis, 22 Januari 2009

Toyota FT-EV Concept CarThe FT-EV concept features exterior styling that is strongly influenced by its corporate cousinBuilt on the same platform as the Toyota iQ. Toyota FT-EV concept foreshadows an upcoming battery-electric vehicle that is intended for production by 2012.Toyota FT-EV concept is the perfect urban runabout that would normally only be used for short trips of under 50 miles or less
Read More

The "C" Lincoln Concept Car

Diposting oleh Unknown on Rabu, 21 Januari 2009

Lincoln C Concept CarDimensionally Lincoln C Concept is the same overall length as the Ford Focus and is as wide as the Lincoln MKZ / Ford Fusion but only weighs a respectable 2,750 lbs.Power comes from a 1.6-liter EcoBoost engine that produces an estimated 180 horsepower and 180 ft.-lbs. of torque. It is hooked up to Ford's new dual-clutch PowerShift six-speed transmission which allows the
Read More

Bluesport Roadster Volkswagen Concept Car

Diposting oleh Unknown on Selasa, 20 Januari 2009

Bluesport Roadster Volkswagen Concept CarVolkswagen has revealed its Bluesport roadster concept, which will be on display at the Detroit auto show starting this week. Originally slated to debut at the Los Angeles auto show, the car was delayed because VW felt the amount of anticipation generated by earlier rumors warranted greater publicity.Designed as a rival to the Lotus Elise, the car, if ever
Read More

Soulster KIA Concept Car

Diposting oleh Unknown on Minggu, 18 Januari 2009

KIA Soulster Concept CarKia Motors America (KMA) arrives at the 2009 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit with the Kia Soulster open-air concept, a variation of the highly anticipated Soul, arriving at Kia Motors retailers this spring. With young buyers' budgets in mind, the Kia Soulster is an efficient front-drive car based on the production model Kia Soul, recently
Read More

Twingo Renault Concept Car

Diposting oleh Unknown on Sabtu, 17 Januari 2009

Twingo Renault Concept CarTwingo Renault Concept Car targets young and trendy customers looking for a compact urban vehicle with big personality.With its compact looks and incisive styling, Twingo Renault Concept Car has a decidedly strong personality. Its sporting nature is evident in the lively and expressive front end. Design is inspired by the world of motor sport and effectively conveys the
Read More

Trax Chevrolet Concept Cars

Diposting oleh Unknown on Kamis, 15 Januari 2009

Chevrolet Trax Concept CarsActive buyers who want to get in touch with their sportier side - or who just want to navigate the urban jungle in a sportier ride - will make tracks to the Chevrolet Trax, an urban front wheel drive crossover concept with a twist: This micro SUV has an electric limited-slip differential that features an independent battery pack and an electric motor to drive the rear
Read More

E-Go Revolt Mitsubishi Concept Cars

Diposting oleh Unknown on Rabu, 14 Januari 2009

E-Go Revolt Mitsubishi Concept CarsE-Go Revolt is a stylish sports car concept from Moscow-based coachbuilders E-Go. This concept car is under Mitsubishi platform on its skin and drivetrain.E-Go Revolt concept sits on 19″ wheels and may outputs 550 horsepower with twin-turbocharged, 3.0 litre V6 mated to a 6 speed transmission.E-Go Revolt also features active air suspension, and a touch screen
Read More

The Development History of the Hybrid Car

Diposting oleh Unknown on Selasa, 13 Januari 2009

By Wendy Gorman

Are modern hybrid cars reinventing the wheel? Well not quite, but hybrid car developers may be going full circle. Hybrid cars are currently all the rage and this is for many reasons including economy, climate change, fuel shortages and many more forms of challenge to the motorist. The latest hybrid cars are seen as a modern response to these challenges. The truth however is that the automobile manufacturing industry has been here before. So while contemplating the purchase of a new super modern hybrid, why not pause a little and reflect on the history behind today's so called new designs?

It is not generally realized that designs for hybrid cars actually predate designs for gasoline driven cars. As early as 1665 a certain Ferdinand Verbeist is known to have been working on the concept of a self-moving wagon. This appears to have been a very basic design, based on a simple four-wheeled wagon of the day to which some form of power source was to be added. The motive power was to be steam! It is known that he was still working on his design in the late 1670's but unfortunately no record exists to show whether he actually got it to work.

It was nearly 100 years later when Nicholas Cugnot produced a somewhat more sophisticated steam carriage that actually worked. Capable of speeds up to some six miles per hour, this vehicle proved the concept, but suffered from both not being able to create enough steam to go any faster and also not being able to carry enough fuel to go any great distance. Nonetheless, surely Nicholas can claim to have produced the first working hybrid car.

Over the next 70 years a number of designers tried various ways to overcome the known drawbacks of what came to be known as the horseless carriage and in 1839 Robert Anderson announced the electric powered car. Robert, who designed and built his car in Scotland, seemed to have made the breakthrough everyone was looking for.

Although highly acclaimed at the time, there were as always some snags to be overcome in order to increase performance and to create what today we would call a more user-friendly product. This electric car was a highly applauded innovation of its time. The main drawback with this design was the difficulty in maintaining the charge in the car's automotive batteries. The solution to this development problem proved elusive to many pioneers of the fledgling automobile industry.

By the late 19th century, automobile engineers were experimenting with combined fuel sources less dependent on battery recharging technology. It was in 1898 that Porsche introduced the Lohner Electric Chaise. This was powered by a combination of electric and fuel combustion technology and on battery power alone could cover distances of up to 40 miles. The ultimate aim of realistic distances was getting closer.

Throughout the major part of the 20th century the ideas behind the hybrid car lay somewhat dormant, as availability of cheap gasoline and the advance of conventional technology for powering cars, trucks etc was fully exploited in a great transport revolution. The first decade of the 21st century however brought changes in outlook based on rising cost of oil and gasoline, together with a growing environmental awareness of such things as global warming. Development engineers combined both a gas and a battery powered engine to power what would become today's hybrid car. This was kick started by Honda who introduced the lightweight two-door Honda Insight to the American automobile marketplace. A vigorous and continuing series of developments by other manufacturers have created the range of hybrid models we know today. In the same way that complex development of the gasoline driven car does not stop people understanding the 'simple concept' of conventional cars, the apparently complex ideas underpinning the latest hybrid cars, should not stop the automobile purchaser from seeing the hybrid car as being just as simple to understand. The hybrid car started out as a simple, self powered, four wheeled wagon and it is still that today - About 350 years after it was first conceived!

Wendy Gorman is an accomplished author and niche website developer. She is committed to exploring the question "what is a hybrid car?" and also to explain how to buy a hybrid car. Visit her sites now to better understand the hybrid car marketplace and its future.

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Wendy_Gorman
Read More

XLink Datsun Concept Car

Diposting oleh Unknown

XLink Datsun Concept CarThe most interesting features from Datsun XLink concept is the conceptual navigation and communication system, that called the XLink Experience. This system allows connected users to interact with one another, and it also offers up interesting destinations on demand to keep the occupants amused.Datsun XLink concept car was the final thesis project of a German designer who
Read More

ecoVoyager Chrysler Concept Car

Diposting oleh Unknown on Senin, 12 Januari 2009

ecoVoyager Chrysler Concept CarThe ecoVoyager concept uses a small hydrogen fuel cell to extend the range for occasional long trips. Using the hydrogen fuel cell, the Chrysler ecoVoyager’s total range is greater than 300 miles, with only water exiting the tailpipe.With power primarily supplied by a lithium-ion battery pack, the Chrysler ecoVoyager’s wheels are driven by an electric motor. The
Read More

WTCC Ultra Chevrolet Concept Car

Diposting oleh Unknown on Minggu, 11 Januari 2009

Chevrolet WTCC Ultra Concept CarThe Chevrolet WTCC Ultra has got what it takes to be a star. Not just because its rear spoiler shoots so brashly up towards the heavens. The bold and aggressive design of the sports car study takes the Chevrolet body language to the extreme. "We wanted to explore the concept of a Chevrolet muscle car reinvented for Europe," says David Lyon, Executive Director GM
Read More

Corvette Z03 Chevrolet Concept Car

Diposting oleh Unknown on Sabtu, 10 Januari 2009

Chevrolet Corvette Z03 Concept CarThe Chevrolet Corvette Z03 concept car is based on the platform of the Z06 Corvette but with three different engine options ranging from 500 to 750 horsepower. The design created independently from Chevrolet by Ugur Sahin Design, the stylish body of the Z03 is formed from carbon fibre which should result in a total weight saving of 50kgs over the standard Z06.
Read More

MCE MC1 2011 Concept Car

Diposting oleh Unknown on Jumat, 09 Januari 2009

MCE MC1 2011 Concept CarBy quickly translating computer-based design into engineering, Motorcity Europe achieved a radically different approach to supercar design in regard to its proportions and manufacturing processes. While certain aspects of the exterior appear entirely futuristic from nearly every angle, the MC1 looks like one of those cars we always dreamed we could afford.The MC1 has been
Read More

CR-Z Honda Concept Car

Diposting oleh Unknown on Kamis, 08 Januari 2009

CR-Z Honda Concept CarThis design research model of a lightweight hybrid sports car features advanced technologies that deliver enjoyable driving for all while reducing the vehicle's environmental footprint. 'CR-Z' stands for 'Compact Renaissance Zero'-an expression intended to capture the idea of a renaissance in the design of compact cars that begins a new from fundamentals. Designed to be '
Read More

Delta HPE Lancia Concept Car

Diposting oleh Unknown on Rabu, 07 Januari 2009

Delta HPE Lancia Concept CarLancia Delta is a small family car produced by Italian automaker Lancia from 1979 to 1994. It was first shown in Frankfurt Motor Show in 1979. first Delta was a five-door hatchback designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro and released in 1979. For a period of time, it was also sold in Sweden by Saab Automobile, badged as the Saab 600. Saab assisted with some areas of the cars'
Read More

KND-4 Compact SUV KIA Concept Car

Diposting oleh Unknown on Senin, 05 Januari 2009

KND-4 Compact SUV KIA Concept CarKia has unveiled the all-new KND-4 compact SUV concept vehicle at the Los Angeles International Auto Show.The KND-4 concept was specifically designed to provide an idea of what next-generation Kia compact SUVs will be like.Conceived at the Kia Design Center in Korea, the new concept exhibits a powerful and strong character that corresponds with Kia's philosophy of
Read More

Urban Cruiser Toyota Concept Car

Diposting oleh Unknown on Minggu, 04 Januari 2009

Toyota Urban Cruiser Concept CarThe Urban Cruiser is what Toyota's European design studio sees as the future for sport utility vehicles. European city streets are generally narrower than those in the U.S., and gas is very expensive, so it follows that a European SUV would be a runt by American standards.Toyota says the trapezoidal shapes in the SUV's doors, grille and bumper area are Toyota
Read More

KUE KIA Concept Car

Diposting oleh Unknown on Sabtu, 03 Januari 2009

KIA KUE CONCEPT CARKia classifies the Kue as a crossover utility vehicle (CUV) Created by KMA (Kia Motors America) design team, but with an added focus on performance. The company says that though it's 'purely a concept, the Kia Kue does hint at future styling directions for Kia Motors.'Kia Kue Concept - Design sketchesThe official presentation of the Kia Kue also served as the public debut in
Read More