Volvo Concept Coupe

VOLVO the renowned Swedish automobile company has recently revealed a Concept  Gasoline plug-in hybrid Coupe. This hybrid is a two-seated coupe with an elegant new design.

Toyota i-ROAD

Toyota i-Road is new type of concept vehicle, designed for city use by Toyota. The vehicle is three wheeled, can be described as a mixture of car and bike. It is two-seated electric vehicle power by lithium -ion battery and can be charged using a household outlet. The vehicle was first shows at International Motor Show held at Geneva on March 2013. 

10% Mileage gain

Lightning Bolt Ignition : 10% Mileage Gain!!

Conventional spark plugs struggle to fire lean intake charges that are laced with heavy doses of exhaust gas. To prevent misfiring, Mercedes-Benz uses several sparks per combustion cycle

Tata Megapixel

TATA Mega PIxel is new  four seated city concept car by TATA. Tata Motors is the world's 8th largest vehicle manufacturer and one of the leading car manufacturer in India. It was presented by Tata at Geneva Motor show in 2012. Tata Megapixel is a Range Extended Electric Vehicle (REEV) concept.

REEV is a series hybrid vehicle which has a gas engine and electric motor. The car is powered  only by electric motor, the gas engine does not power the car, it is used as a
generator that supplies power to the batteries, when the batteries are discharged.This increases the mileage of the vehicle.

Bajaj RE60

BAJAJ AUTO world largest  producer of three-wheeler vehicles and  India's second largest two wheeled vehicle maker. Best known for scooter, bikes and three-wheeled auto rickshaws, is all set to launch India's first  Motorised quadricycle:"RE60"  

Quadricycle is generally a four wheeled human powered land vehicle. Motorised quadricycle are European categories of four wheeled self-powered micro cars defined by limitation in terms of weight, power and speed.

Renault Twizy

The French multinational vehicle manufacturer Renault  under it's Zero Emissions Program has produced an electric city car "Twizy".

The Twizy was released for sales in France, UK and  several other European countries in March 2012 

Twizy is technically a two seated quadricycle with the rear electric engine and a rear wheel drive having a maximum range of 100 km. 

AIRPOD

 The AIRPOD is a three-wheel  car that runs on the compressed air.

 AIRPod is a prototype of an alternative fuel vehicle produced by Motor Development International. (MDI) and will be the first to leave the production line. It is designed as an zero-emission urban vehicle. It can be driven with a joystick,it can cost one euro(65-70 Rs) per 200km.

Driverless Car

Autonomous Car

An autonomous car or Personal autonomous vehicle, informally known as a driverless car, robotic car, or self-driving car, is a self powered  car capable of automated driving and navigating entirely without direct human input. 

Automated vehicles sense their surroundings with the help of techniques as radar, lidar, GPS, and computer vision.  Advanced control systems interpret sensory information to identify appropriate navigation paths, as well as obstacles and relevant signage. 

Numerous major companies and research organisations have developed working prototype automated vehicles including  Google, Continental Automotive Systems, BOSCH, Nissan, Toyota, AUDI, and Oxford University. 

Google Driverless Car
The most prominent of these is Google Driverless Car project. The project is currently being led by Google engineer Sebastian Thrun, director of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and co inventor of Google Street View. The team developing the system consisted of 15 engineers working for Google, including Chris Urmson, MIke Montemerlo, and Anthony Levandowski who had worked on the DARPA Grand and Urban Challenges.

Future Transportation in India

                               
Is it the future of Personal Transportation?

                                       
Indian automaker Mahindra and Mahindra has launched its all-electric four-seater passenger car the e2o. The starting price is Rs.5.96 lakh.

The electric car has been developed by Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles and is slated to replace its predecessor Reva, India's first electric car.