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The BMW has successfully tested a car which burns hydrogen instead of petrol, and although this was a prototype car not for genersl sale it is based on technology from other hydrogen cars.The car engine is very similar to that of a normal petrol engine in that the gas is injected into the cylinders. However there are many differences between hydrogen and petrol, different molecular size, different flash point and different burning speed. An important advantage of hydrogen is that it burns much faster than petrol or diesel, which means that unlike petrol it does not need to be ignited until the piston reaches top dead centre.Hydrogen also benefits us by not emitting Carbon Dioxide as it does not contain Carbon. This is one of the main attractions of using it as fuel, it will help to reduce global warming, assuming that Hydrogen can be produced cleanly. And the hydrogen is the gas which can easily be produced by different methods.

George Parker has taken the expression "running on fumes" literally, designing a fuel delivery system that runs on fuel vapours instead of liquid fuel, allowing him to claim that his prototype vehicle can achieve an estimated 2.6 litres per 100 kilometres on the highway.He has designed a three-wheeled vehicle around a turbocharged 1,500 cc four-cylinder engine that showcases the company's patented fuel vapour technology. His invention raises the air to fuel ratio, which is usually 14.7:1 (14.7 parts of air to one part of gasoline) to 20:1, which helps reduce fuel usage.

The great thing about this car that we can get to see what we are likely to see in the future, but sometimes the designs are just too bold and outlandish that it could never make it as a road going car.With Concept and Prototype Car designs, it is sometimes a competition with other car makers as to who can have the boldest designs.

The car is a street-homologated sports car with racing technology, carbon fibre monocoque. The basic version’s light weight and the 177 kW (240 hp) engine, the performance values of the KTM X-Bow outstrip those of super-sport cars with more than twice the power: with a deadweight of approx. 790 kilos, the KTM X-Bow accelerates to 100 kph in just 3.9 seconds. By foregoing electronic assistants and today’s standard comfort features, the X-Bow offers an unfiltered adventure – aided by its standalone wheels in the style of monoposto racing cars, transparent technology and the car’s reduced concept, i.e. no roof, doors or windscreen. The sports car has only a 70-millimeter, transparent wind deflector.

Hakaze (pronounced Hah-Kah-Zay) comes from the japanese word "ha" means "leaf" and "kaze" which means "wind".The Mazda Hakaze has no B-pillar, and the rear two-third of the glass roof can be taken off in two parts and stored in a slide-out compartment in the rear bumper. Lowering the Hakaze's four frameless windows then converts the concept into a fun to drive, four seat coupe with roadster feel.

The Aptra typ-1car is a spaceship like two seater with three wheels. There are two versions of the car, one being a plug-in hybrid (typ-1h) and the other running solely on electricity (typ-1e). The electric car has 120 miles of battery life, and the hybrid gets about 130 mpg, although Aptera Motors says that number is more like 300 mpg when one accounts for the fact that an average daily trip is less than 120 miles.A solar panel on the roof regulates the interior temperature. The cargo space big enough to fit a couple of surfboards. The Aptera car can be a family car too, with space for a car seat for when 2 people become 2.5.

Toyota's European designers let their imaginations run wild with the MTRC in 2004. Inspired by the coolest cars in racing computer games with a two-seater car for off-road, racetrack, and narrow street circuit competitions. The MTRC also has a soft side -- it's powered entirely by fuel cell, ensuring zero-emissions.