Air travel has earned a bad name in the transportation industry for being the most polluting means of commuting. Looks like industrial designer Thomas Tzortzi is here to change our perception. The London-based designer has come up with a luxury airship concept that offers a zero-emission aerial commute. Dubbed the Eunoia, this gondola is powered by solar panels spread across its top.
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Touch Down is a futuristic car concept which provides you a glimpse of what a green four-wheel drive may look like 20 years hence. Designed by Guo Ke, the concept recently won the Silver Award of Best Harmonious Beauty at the First “Science & Future” International Concept Car Design Contest. The completely zero emissions car runs on batteries charged by solar or wind power plants. Touch Down’s rear is equipped with a battery tank which contains a total of six high-capacity batteries that can be removed and recharged independently. Green credentials apart, this futuristic car which claims to take you on a ride at the speed of an aircraft has an eye-catching sleek design with a low body and electric motors in its tires allowing in-wheel drive.
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Addressing the issues of maddening traffic and pollution on city roads, designer Ilia Vostrov has come up with a portable motorbike named the “Monobike” that moves briskly, thanks to its compact design, even on crowded urban roads and needs very little space for parking. Moving on the front wheel that consists of two segments allowing stability and the rear wheels, the Monobike presents high maneuverability and steadiness at a low speed. Powered by electrical engines, the Monobike can reach the top speed of 180 Km/h on the highway, while a special ducting opens to accelerate and change air direction, lifting its “tail” and the rear wheel. Moreover, the zero-emission vehicle can be parked vertically, making it space efficient.
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The pace the urban population and thus the number of vehicles are increasing on city roads, we will have to look for some alternative public transport system to keep up the pace of city life all across the world. Intended towards congested cities that we can foresee in next 10-15 years, the Maglev by British designer Chris Hanley is a public transport system that embarks a brand new way of traveling with new flair of roller coaster like experience, and that too with the safety of an average bus.
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Concept car runs on hydrogen fuel.

Here is yet another eye catching concept car, can’t say whether it will ever see the real roads, but if ever came into existence, it will be cutting edge design in the automobile world. Utilizing “state of art” technology “Peugeot Sphe’ra” boasts of some special features like a maglev system for propulsion.
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