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The Car of the Future Is Announced (Again)

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Wow, a three-wheel all-electric car that gets 200 miles per gallon. Very Retrofuture-esque looking. According to Wired it has the inside track on winning the $10 million dollar Automotive X Prize.

I have uploaded my old Firebird III dream car piece from 1999 which features the work of the great designer Harley Earl. The so-called “Dream Car” has a long and hallowed place in our collective imagination. It looks like we’re getting closer to an environmental “Dream Car.” If the 2e (pictured above) is any indication it will look less like a flying Batmobile and more like the Ansari X Prize winner SpaceShipOne.