Eco friendly car washing is another money saving idea.At the Seoul Motor Show 2009 ,SsangYong Motor unveild a new ompact urban-styling concept vehicle C200 ECO.The C200 ECO is powered by an advanced 2,000cc eco-friendly diesel engine designed for lower noise levels and reduced vibration and a new six-speed automatic transmission. The engine produces 175 hp and complies with Euro V exhaust emissions requirements as well as producing lower CO2 levels.

Every day manufacturers surprise us with new ways to save fuel and make mobility more sustainable. The latest developments come with the SEAT and Kia, which efficiently exploit the wind. First talk of the new system is optional for the SEAT Ibiza Ecomotive, a windmill is located on the roof at the height of the rear seats.

Below 40 km / h turning the blades get enough electricity to power lights and indicators, working to alleviate alternator. When you are driving faster and generate more electricity is able to reduce their consumption, and low in itself. The propellers are made of recyclable plastic and can be folded so as not damaging when you put the car in a tunnel wash.

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Alex Hodge, visionary designer neo-Zeeland, has achieved the Hawk Hodge, bizarre tricycle (still in the form of concept) driven by a twin-cylinder Honda motorcycle home.

Sin not only able to report a comment couple of wise, just to understand what goes on in his head when he exclaimed “Eureka!”. The front wheels from 19 inches, for example, had already provided the idea original? In any case, the real highlight is the engine of “old” VTR (two-cylinder V-engine capacity to 999cc, 120 hp and a maximum of 10,000 rpm), capable of pushing the “three wheleer” to over 230 km / h maximum speed.

“In the Passat BlueMotion II”, says Dr. Martin Winterkorn, chairman of Volkswagen Group. “The technological components of the BlueMotion concept are being merged with those of the entirely new BlueTDI system for the first time.”

Passat BlueMotion II combines various technologies to achieve numbers such as 109 g/km on CO2 emissions, an average of 4.1 litres per 100km of fuel and a range of over 1700 kilometres from a tank of diesel. Never before have we seen such numbers from a car the size of Passat, so it will be informative to see if they achieve them and exactly how. The technologies to be employed – the car is still in testing – shall include the usual suspects, such as an Automatic Start/Stop system, brake energy regeneration, common rail TDI and a transmission with longer gear ratios.