Clever car
Clever it may be but the design is faintly reminiscent of the ill-fated Sinclair C5. That invention was supposed to revolutionise travel... but never quite managed it.



Clever car
Only five Clever cars have been made so far, as part of a £1.5m EU-funded research project. You will be able to pick one up for between £5,000-£10,000.



Clever car
This prototype is just a metal skeleton, but the complete car has a roof that protects both the driver and the passenger sitting behind in the event of a crash.

At just over one metre wide it is even narrower than Daimler Chrysler's original Smart car.



Clever car
Clever stands for Compact Low Emission Vehicle for Urban Transport. The car tilts from side to side when it goes round corners and runs on natural gas.



Clever car
Because it doesn't use petrol it would be exempt from London's congestion charge, and manages the equivalent of an extremely frugal 108 miles to the gallon.



Clever car
The traffic-busting two-seater is the result of a 40-month project by researchers in nine European countries, who have put the car through extensive testing.



Clever car
BMW is thinking of producing the Clever car if, as is expected, the EU insists that carmakers produce a quota of green cars to counter the effect of the gas guzzlers.

But the big question still remains: will the consumer find the Clever, clever?