Classic nostalgia, sexy supercars, and fruity watermelon rides are concepts that are already on the road or ideas of where we can take automobiles. Which will survive and which choice is best?  Would you personally transform your classic favorite into a futuristic Gattaca ride, buy a big name automakers mixing nostalgia and supercar edge together, support progressive startups or just use a new fuel altogether.

Lincvolt crew, most notably Neil Young, are challenging themselves to build a full size vehicle that will be able to traverse America without refueling.  They chose the Lincoln Continental, because it’s a 19.5 foot 2.5 ton vehicle, and the crew believes it will be able to attain an MPG that most think is impossible.  This electric biodiesel drivetrain puts out zero emissions and gets 100 MPG.  Not bad, not bad at all.

Another old to new project was with a group of students from University of South Carolina that took $10k to turn this MGB into a full electric ride.  The engine was replaced by an AC motor and 100 super compacitors. The owner claims high speeds with short distances, which he says will be replaced by a lithium ion battery to extends its range.

Or you can go for a complete overhaul and go for the latest Mercedes Gull-Wing with a release date of 2015.  With four separate electric motors producing 525 horsepower and a 0-62 time of 4 seconds, this full-electric ride will set you humming down the road thanks to the AMG team.

Now its time to splurge and invest in Hybrid Technologies to be first to get Automotive X, still on the drawing board and destined to get 220 mpg and with supercar speed.  They have a full range of vehicles ranging from a chopper, the Dash (a smart car competitor) and were involved in the development of the electric mini.

There has been a range of vehicles running on various different fuels, ranging from corn to manure to vegetable oil, and if these aren’t your tastes, maybe you will feel like biting down on some watermelon.  Apparently watermelons contain 7 to 10% of directly fermentable sugars that make them great for making biofuels.  Its beginning to look like just about anything can be turned into a fuel, why oil for so long?

via Lincvolt

via Ecofriend

via Wired

via Popular Mechanics

via Inhabitat

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