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Eco Factor: Zero-emission off-road car powered by electricity. With their massive engines trying to eat up dirt, off-roaders are mainly associated with pollution and emissions. Car designer Ryan Skelley of Sunbeam Tiger fame has thrilled us again..

Eco Factor: Zero-emission Smart ForTwo harnesses solar energy. After a request from Automotive Engineer magazine to design an all-electric small car, the designers over at Lotus tried to develop the most popular small two-seater car, the Smart...

Eco Factor: Solar energy generating flowers installed by Toyota. Auto manufacturers do everything they can to promote their newest vehicles. While most manufacturers rely on ingenious adverts, Toyota has taken the upcoming launch of the Prius to...

Eco Factor: Urine broken down into hydrogen using electrolysis. With the dearth of low-emission fuels and the high cost of renewable energy generating system such as photovoltaic cells have tempted automobile manufacturers to look towards sources..

Eco Factor: USB drive gathers your driving performance and makes suggestions on how to make fuel last longer. In a world where automobile manufactures all over the world are promising hybrids and electric cars, Fiat is working on a technology that.

Eco Factor: Recycled artwork made from used Styrofoam. We all are quite aware of the fact that just like plastic waste Styrofoam too is extremely harmful for the environment. Being lightweight, cheap and strong, the material is still the most...

Eco Factor: Zero-emission car propelled by electricity. Transport design student Mayeul Walser has tried to green the brand image of Alpine with a stunning new concept car, the Alpine Renaissance. With inspiration coming from a wide variety of...

Eco Factor: Concept residences also serve as zero-emission electric vehicles. Industrial designer Jeongche YOON believes that in future our homes would not just be homes but would function as a car as well, which unlike the cars of today would...

Eco Factor: Concept car powered by electric motors. We’ve seen a few transforming car concepts in the past, but unlike those vehicles which only shift their shape in two ways – a bike and a car — here is the “TransforMiss” concept that..

Eco Factor: Bio-fuel manufactured from cottonseed oil. Cottonseed, which is usually considered a waste product of cotton manufacturing units, could one day be a new source of auto fuel. The findings came after a research group at the GMR Institute.