29 Round Eco Car Designs

From Ring-Shaped Electric Cars to Oblong Kelp Cars

— October 18, 2009 — Autos
Chances are good that when you envision an aerodynamic automobile, these round eco car designs below won’t pop into your brain. Despite their round, oblong or oval aesthetic, these green cars are bound to be the next big thing in the automotive world.

It’s no coincidence that there have been a number of round eco car designs in the past few years. The struggling auto industry and our penchant for space-saving designs that cut emissions and use next-gen fuel technology have opened the door for concepts that wouldn’t have made it past the chopping block a few years ago.
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Kelp Cars
Kelp Cars
Toyota Wants to Build a Bioplastic Car Made of Seaweed By 2015
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Electric Cars Are For Girls
Electric Cars Are For Girls
New Website
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Gigantic Ceiling Windows For Cars
Gigantic Ceiling Windows For Cars
Don't Throw Stones at the Kia No 3 Concept
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Wooden Cocoon Cars
Wooden Cocoon Cars
Jonathon Henshall Designs Futuristic Eco-Friendly Automobiles
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Safety-Oriented Compact Cars
Safety-Oriented Compact Cars
The Solid
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Super-Cheap Microcars
Super-Cheap Microcars
Tata Nano to Finally Launch March 23 (UPDATE)
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Cylindrical, Hydrogen-Powered Cars
Cylindrical, Hydrogen-Powered Cars
The Ozone
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Electric Neighbourhood Cars
Electric Neighbourhood Cars
The GreenEcoMobility Peapod
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Bubbly Concept Cars
Bubbly Concept Cars
Mitsubishi i MiEV Sport Air Debut at the Geneva Auto Show (Update)
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Manufacturing Electric Cars
Manufacturing Electric Cars
Eco-Designs from EV Company Available for Licensed Production
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Plug-in Sports Cars
Plug-in Sports Cars
Mitsubishi Enters the EV Marketplace with the 2010 i-MiEV
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Superb Branded Vehicles
Superb Branded Vehicles
The Apple iMo Reveals the Next Generation of Robotic Urban Cars
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Elvish Eco-Cars
Elvish Eco-Cars
Nissan Nuvu Looks Like a Futuristic Automobile From Middle-Earth
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$2,000 Cars
$2,000 Cars
'TaTa Nano', Cheapest Car Ever, Couldn't Come at a Better Time (UPDATE)
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Bug-Shaped Microcars
Bug-Shaped Microcars
Tiny Toyota Scion iQ Has Big-Wheel Appeal
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Monowheel Cars
Monowheel Cars
Audi Snook Concept
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Tiny Tuned Eco Cars
Tiny Tuned Eco Cars
Smart Fortwo ED Brabus Edition is Luscious in Lime Green
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Diamond-Shaped Futuristic Cars
Diamond-Shaped Futuristic Cars
The Sleek M.01 Merges Compact With Paris Style
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Bumblebee Smart Cars
Bumblebee Smart Cars
The 'Sampdesign Neo' Has Three Wheels for a Safer Ride
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Transparent Cars
Transparent Cars
Alan Kravchenko's Peugeot Clear is an Open One-Seater
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Cars of 2045
Cars of 2045
The Vortex Concept
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Super-Compact Electric Cars
Super-Compact Electric Cars
Airwaves
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Joystick-Controlled Cars
Joystick-Controlled Cars
The MDI Air Car at the 2009 Geneva Auto Show (UPDATE)
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Mega Compact Eco Cars
Mega Compact Eco Cars
Capca
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Motorcycle Cars
Motorcycle Cars
Lumeneo's Smera
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Self-Charging Cars
Self-Charging Cars
Bio Top Concept Car Introduces Self-Generating Wireless Electricity
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Ring-Shaped Electric Cars
Ring-Shaped Electric Cars
'eRinGo' Features Rotor-Gyro Balancing and Two Steering Wheels
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Mini-Sized Supercars
Mini-Sized Supercars
The 'Super Deformed' Lamborghini ATV Is a Hit in Japan
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