I actually have very little interest in cars, but I saw this new vehicle on the New Scientist site, and figured I had to share. The car, which is cleverly called CLEVER (despite the fact that the acronym stands for Compact Low Emission Vehicle for Urban Transport Vehicle and should be called CLEVUTV), is the result of 9 Eurpean countries teaming up with BMW to produce a smaller, greener vehicle. And it looks amazing! It seems like it’s part motorcycle, part go-kart, and part indestructible (unlike “donorcycles,” it tends to crumple up around it’s passengers safely). Even better, it produces even less pollution than a Prius! Of course, it doesn’t have the hype of the Segway scooter, but maybe that’s because people might actually use it.
That’s adorable. And, um, environmentally friendly too, yay. Based on the number of Smart Cars I saw on the streets of Paris last month (somewhere around a gazillion: for more on the Smart Car click here: http://www.smartcar-usa.com/) this thing is going to be hugely popular in Europe, if only because it makes parking on those crowded Parisian streets so much easier.
posted by Mary on 4-28-2006 at 8:00 am
That’s nuttin! Check out George Clooney’s new TANGO: http://www.electrifyingtimes.com/ClooneyTango.html
posted by David on 4-28-2006 at 1:09 pm