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Ford at CES: Charge your car with science and wash your dishes while you sleep

Ford's C-Max Solar Energy Concept is a "plugless plugin," said Donna Bell, which initially sounds silly -- as if the carefully structured chaos and noise of CES may have finally gotten to her. But as someone who has been managing Ford's electric vehicle infrastructure for the past 20 years, she isn't being facetious. Solar panels on the roof of a car aren't anything new -- the Fisker Karma used them to power the radio and other in-car accessories, to cite a soon-obscure example.

Aston Martin AM310 makes a quiet debut at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este

The Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este is more than a celebration of classic automotive design. It's also a great opportunity to view cutting-edge concept vehicles. This year's event saw the debut of the BMW Zagato coupe concept, and the Alfa Romeo 4C concept took home the concours' coveted “Design Award for Concept Cars & Prototypes.” You'd never know it based on the official coverage (or lack thereof), but Aston Martin also unveiled a concept at the concours.

Detroit Motor Show preview

By Tim Pollard Motor Shows 12 January 2008 22:51 The North American International Auto Show, otherwise known as the Detroit Motor Show, kicks off this weekend. CAR Online has decamped Stateside to report live from the show - and we'll be burning the midnight oil to bring you the unveils the minute the covers slide off the latest arrivals, photographs from the Cobo Arena and unparalleled analysis from our team of reporters, including Gavin Green, Phil McNamara and Ben Oliver. Come back to CAR Online over the next 48 hours for all the latest news and reviews, galleries and gossip.