Going green doesn’t mean leaving your aesthetic aspirations in the lurch. Henrik Fisker, erstwhile designer of Aston Martins and current purveyor of high-end bespoke automobiles, has seen a gap in the market for a hyper-efficient yet super sleek sports sedan.

Designer: Henrik Fisker

Car showrooms were once the wonders of the modern world, grand temples to the mystery of mechanical progress. Citroën, always one of the most forward-looking of firms, were amongst the first to embrace modern architecture’s potential for making spaces to showcase their wares.

Designer: Manuelle Gautrand

Mountain bikers are a needy bunch huh? Trekking thru road passes most of us wouldn’t dare attempt, these outdoorsmen really need to pack light. They can’t be bothered with things like - a tire pressure gauge. So John Wrighton went and developed the Digital Valve Cap - a cap with a digital readout of the current tire pressure. It’s powered by a small cell battery and activated when you press the cap.

Designer: John Wrightson

For those of us that don’t have automatic climate controls in our cars, the Psychro-ray is just the ticket. The solar powered device comes equipped with a bevy of sensors to detect when hot is just too hot for you; said driver. The unit automatically cools the interior cabin and purifies the air with its carbon filtration system and electrostatic dust collector. So where can you get one? Ya can’t. It’s just a concept for now but a tasty one at that.

Designer: Chun-Yen Tsao

This peculiar looking single occupancy vehicle is called the Eco & Ego. With a quirky name like that, you can expect a lot more wackiness inside.

Designer: Slava Saakyan

It seems the next trend in automotive interior design are big knobs. With BMW already promoting their iDrive system and Audi bragging one of their own, soon all cars may have one giant knob that seem to control everything.

Designer: Hao-Chun Huang

“Spine” is a new child to the “Snake-Board” family. The new “board” enables high maneuvering capabilities, and a Snowboard-like motion when riding downhill. Moreover, the board does not require thrusting with one’s foot, as it is propelled with an “S” motion, like a snake.

Designer: Yoel Mazur

Now you can have a great ride at a small package. Within 60 seconds, the fully suspended GrassHopper touring recumbent can be folded down to 96 x 60 x 70 cm. In the heart of the stiff aluminum unisize frame there is a robust folding hinge with an integrated security bolt for double safety.

Designer: Daniel Pulvermuller [ Manufacturer: HP Velotechnik ]

The Axess is one board with a split personality. It can transform into a snowboard or moutainboard which is sorta like a skateboard on steroids. Of course switching from one to the other requires some fiddling around with screws and such. Too bad there isn’t a button I can press to make it transform. Yea I know, too many episodes of Inspector Gadget.

Designer: Pascal Prat

Architect Zaha Hadid may not be the first name to cross your mind when you think “concept car.” But after creating a plant for BMW in Leipzig, Germany, and a car park in Strasbourg, France, Hadid needed to design an actual car to complete her automotive work. Or so thought car collector and art dealer Kenny Schachter, who had exhibited work from her studio at his London gallery.

Designer: Zaha Hadid