Drive-By-Wire, AC Induction Motor, Ultra-Capacitor, GPS

Steer by wire is where you make one tire spin faster than the other in order to steer. This eliminates any mechanical connections that ICE's(internal combustion engines) have to use. This is achieved by having a separate electric motor inside of each wheel. Also you can add four wheel drive for more traction on slippery roads.

Steer-by-wire (A.K.A. Drive-by-wire) is:

• More energy efficient
• Less maintenance(almost none)
• Reprogrammable for different steering preferences.
• Can also be 4 wheel drive
  

The AC induction motor was invented by Nicola Tesla, and is still the best electric motor to this day. It has the highest torque of any electric motor, in fact even higher torque than a Ferrari's ICE(See:Tesla roadster). It's maintenance free because it has no commutator. Is energy efficient, due to it going faster and further than any other motor hooked to the same battery.

The AC induction motor is:

• The highest torque motor
• The most energy efficient motor
• Maintenance free
• Except it still needs AC energy to operate, which makes a complicated circuit that's hard for an amature to build. But it's still a solid state circuit(no moving parts) and shouldn't break when built right.

The ultra-capacitor made by EEStor will hopefully be made by 2009. The smartest people in the world are investing in it. If this technology is made then it will replace gasoline. We would charge it at night like a cell phone, and it would store enough energy to go 250 miles on a single charge and at 80 MPH.

Ultra capacitors are:

• Solid state(will outlast you)
• Most efficient conversion of energy into moving a car
• Able to go further and faster than a car if you add more capacitors
• Lighter weight than any battery
• Able to hold more energy than any battery
• Made of non-toxic eco-friendly(green) materials
• Would also be the portable energy source of everything in the future

GPS is good for finding direction, but can also replace old fashioned speedometers(See: speedometers on wiki). They work as a speedometer by updating location ever second for a more accurate speedometer than the electronic or mechanical speedometers. But they also can be made as solid state and built into the car. Also they will be cheap one day if they're in every future car that is eventually going to the junk yard.

GPS is:

• A better speedometer
• Solid state(won't break)
• Extremely cheap one day
• A replacement for maps
• Low energy usage
• Programmable
• Cheap soon
  

But in reality we still need to get beyond using cars. Because cars need an infrastructure of roads, which are not eco-friendly.

Helicopters are the way of the distant future when we finally invent an easy to use and build version of one. The only moving parts in a helicopter are the rotors(rotors may need to be tilted in some designs). Making an electric helicopter should be possible with Ultra capacitors. When you need to get from point A, to point B, there's no more need to ask for directions because you just go in a straight line there(B-line?). Also with drive-by-wire(All electric, programmable controls) it may be easier to program the controls so an average Joe can learn to fly a helicopter. Also no more need for infrastructure like roads or even runways. The only thing to worry about is down drafts in certain weather conditions. On the billions being spent on public mass transit infrastructure, you could instead spend it all on a fleet of helicopters.

Helicopter's are:

• Very time efficient when travelling on a schedule
• In no need of any infrastructure(make them now, use them now)
• Easy to navigate
• Possibly capable of having the controls programmable, so that anyone can drive-by-wire
• Maintenance free except for rotor bearings
• Not good when you need to watch out for down drafts, and other crash hazards.