Solar Roadways is a series of structurally-engineered solar panels that can be driven on, replacing all current asphalt roads, including driveways and parking lots. The panels would collect and store solar energy to be used for our homes and businesses.

Sculptor Christopher Fennell created a bus shelter in Atlanta from three decommissioned school busses. Exterior slices of a ‘62,’72, and ‘77 buses were joined together and the seating is from an old city bus. Interesting mix of creative reuse of materials and their context.

Automakers have made attempts to create more environmentally friendly factories before. Subaru even leveraged its zero landfill factory in Indiana as part of an advertising campaign. But Toyota looks to have raised the bar to a new height by engineering two new flowering plants to help clean the air at its Toyota City factory in Japan.

New augmented reality goggles are helping Marine mechanics perform vehicle maintenance almost 50 percent faster than the current method — using technical manuals on laptops.

The NY Times looks at the major considerations shaping the entire manufacturing process, from conception to production, in an effort to explain what they see as a missed opportunity for electric cars to redefine vehicle aesthetics from the ground up.

The Kia Soul Collective’s New York City stop culminates with a Girl Talk show on Sunday, October 25. The only way to get tickets is to test-drive a new 2010 Kia Soul.

BMW is developing an application store specifically for in-car use.

In Mexico, Decano Industries is developing a new smart speed bump aimed at increasing safety and decreasing fuel consumption.

Citizen’s group Vision 42 is proposing a plan that would completely shut down 42nd street to traffic, and build a light rail system that would span the width of Manhattan.

One van pasted with cameras and another van pasted with anything brass sat outside PSFK’s offices on New York’s Spring Street the other night.

The FHI concept will debut next week at the Tokyo motor show and is based on the theme “Take a Moment to Free Your Mind”. The exterior design hints at the styling evolution of the Subaru brand and features large gullwing doors.

Purple List member Drew Smith attended the recent Frankfurt Motorshow, and captured a selection of eleven of the most interesting concept cars on display at the event.

PSFK and Nissan are hosting a Good Ideas Salon in Tokyo. For the event, Piers Fawkes will moderate a conversation on “Pure Living” with two panels of distinguished guests. Together, we will explore perspectives on pure living and how it is currently manifesting itself in design, technology, urban living, and transportation.

GOOD reports that a German company has received a patent for a road-to-car charging technology.

The French government announced last week that they would dedicate $2,2 billion dollars towards creating a large network of charging stations for electric vehicles.