For a while, I sort of accepted that for unconventional, eco-friendly vehicles, looking weird was part of the course. If we're going to revolutionise private transport, why not make it look a bit more interesting at the same time? And get rid of those awful 'vroom vroom' noises too. But the designs for green vehicles have been getting odder and odder, and when one finally got mistaken for a UFO last month, I started to question the sanity behind this. Surely we should be encouraging people to drive these thing, not putting them at risk of funny looks, taunting, arrest or even alien abduction!
Click on the picture below to see some more of the whackiest eco vehicles out there -- with 'out there' being the operative phrase...
I think the 6th one is designed after bugs. I wouldn't be riding that car even if they promise it to be 'quiet, responsive, agile, and a lot of fun to drive.'