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Just look at this beauty...it's not actually hovering, but you'd be forgiving for falling for this illusion owing to its striking resemblance to the flying car in the Jetsons.
Meet the Aptera; the latest in a line of increasingly mad-looking eco friendly cars. It's a two-plus-one seater number, which can allegedly achieve top speeds of 95 mph and 0-60mph in 10 seconds. Safety and entertainment features include airbags, rear view camera, GPS and a media player, with solar-assisted climate control using the solar panels set into the roof.


As a non-driver, the main reasons I do not want a car are the pollution and carbon emissions I would create. There are enough options with public transport in London for me to not really need a car. For many people in more rural communities a car is pretty much essential though, and when I finally move to the country I will need a car. Now there are much ‘greener’ alternatives, I can get one without the guilt.
Toyota has created a new model of hybrid car that plugs into a household socket with an increase in the distance it can travel between charges. Other major manufacturers are also developing their own version of plug-in hybrid cars. One thing they all have in common is a capacity to charge the battery as the car is being driven, through the brakes and the wheels rotating. The advantage of these plug-in hybrids is that they run for longer using the battery power than regular hybrids.
There are some electric motorbikes and scooters that I think should remain as concepts, and never rear their ugly heads on our streets. The
Last week saw me pack up my various jute bags and head west for the first ever 

From: Green graffiti - It's all in the mossage