Clever stands for Compact Low Emission Vehicle for Urban Transportation. Behind this abbreviation we see a moving concept for the urban individual mobility of the future. Clever was developed at the Technical University of Berlin with subsidies of the European Union. The aims of the constructing engineers was to create a car with a gasoline consumption of 2,5l and a weight not more than 400kg which equals half the heaviness of an average compact car. Two people find space to sit.

The Technical University of Berlin, Institute for Land and Sea Transport has developed the Clever Project with the help of partners, amongst them the BMW Group. The trike runs on a 20hp natural-gas engine constructed by BMW. It needs seven seconds to accelerate from 0 to 40 mph. The limit speed is 65 mph.

50 g/km CO2 emissions the clever car will emit. Most of the ways people go today within the city with their "normal" car could be done with the Clever as well but with the consequence of far less pollution. Engineers of the University of Bath designed a hydraulic system that prevents the car from possible turn overs. The cabin is made of fiberglass, which keeps the passengers warm in winter and takes the heat from them in summer time.

The constructors of the TU clearly see a market there. Within the next four years Clever shall be ready for the market they say. The estimated cost will be $13 000. In times where more and more people move to the cities space for cars becomes rare. Solutions that buy into the future of individual mobility like Clever deserve as much public attention as possible.
Find Clever in the PressFotos are taken from the official website www.clever-project.net

"Hey, what's the newest to be driving on right now?"- Two addicts talking? No, well, sort of…guess you could call them eco addicts - people being crazy about saving the environment, always chasing after the latest innovation.
In the field of ecological fuels, that’s SunDiesel. The German company Choren Industries , located in the former Eastern Germany, developed a technology converting biomass to energy, e.g. combustion or synthesis gas.
The globally patented process uses a multi-stage gasification process. The gas that is produced is either directly converted into electricity and heat in gas engines or is re-synthesized using as catalytic process for liquefying gas (the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis) to form a synthetic biofuel known as SunDiesel.

But where is the sun in SunDiesel?For the production any form of biomass can be used: old and young trees, straw, compost, literally anything growing in or residues of nature– assumed that it’s grown naturally with sunlight acting as the driving force.
The advantages are many:
SunDiesel can be used without any adjustment to existing infrastructure or engine systems. It can be mixed with conventional diesel fuel and is largely CO2 neutral.The idea seems to work: Choren Industries has big visions and just announced that it is looking for a location in Germany to build its second and biggest pilot project so far (shareholder is Shell with 25 percent).Estimated production per year: 200 000 tons.
The result: a real asset in the battle of climate change.
The side effect: new jobs and, hopefully, a push for Germany’s economy. A good deal!
Fotos: Website