DailyDirt: Crazy Cars That No One Drives

We're on the verge of a transportation revolution with autonomous cars and electric vehicles about to become mainstream means of mobility. Various concept cars make the future of transportation look more bubble-shaped or like spandex, so the roads are really going to look a bit crazy if we allow 40-year-old muscle cars to drive along with surviving K-cars and futuristic-looking Tron-like hypercars. Check out a few more crazy cars that aren't quite practical in the links below.

• The Rimono is a 2-seater electric car from Japan with an all cloth exterior. Drivers will need a motorcycle license to use it, and it's not clear how often it should be laundered....
• The classic yellow taxi cab isn't manufactured any longer, but a company that still makes parts for these iconic vehicles has a couple of funky-looking prototype vehicles based on its cabs. The A888 limo is basically a stretched out 6-door, 12-passenger version of a yellow cab, and the "Sport Pick-up Crossover" is a yellow cab in front and Chevy El Camino-style pickup in the back.
• Maybe you've heard of cars that run on compressed air -- well, those cars aren't exactly efficient. Surprise!? One study says compressed air cars score worse than electric vehicles on energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and life-cycle costs -- but that maybe a hybrid electric and compressed air car might be more practical somehow?

After you've finished checking out those links, take a look at our Daily Deals for cool gadgets and other awesome stuff.

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