A Green Car, Yes, But…
…is this an improvement on the Eliica Electric Car? (video below)
Leave it to the Japanese and their quirky but inventive takes on technology. Pictured is a “green car” made by an Okinawan music producer. The purpose of the rooftop turf, reports Yonhap, is to reduce emissions resulting from the fact that this car doesn’t require air conditioning. But it may require fertilizer. [Naver News]

The 8-wheeled Eliica Electric Car
How about Korea’s take on the electric car? Welcome to South Korea’s electric car manufacturer CT&T’s E-Zone, with a stilted Bush-like narrator who reveals the shocking truth about cars. Oh, and Honey Lee jumps in the driver’s seat! [autobloggreen]
Oh, and if charging your car isn’t your thing, you can always rely on the sun and wind. Here’s the Eclectic, revealed by the French automaker Venturi in October at the Paris Motor Show 2008. [Ohmynews and dannyscontentment]
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Send that guy to Detroit, pronto!
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Is the E-Zone the best thing Korea can come up with? I don’t know about you but I live in Seoul, not in a boardgame called LIFE, where that car belongs!^^
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I think the E-Zone is cool! Can’t wait to buy one at Family Mart!
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