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The Car of Tomorrow is here today -- The Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering has recently developed an "Intelligent Omni-directional Hybrid Electric Vehicle" which is believed to be the prototype vehicle of the future.

With Series Hybrid Technology, on which an intelligent energy management and control technology is based for engine optimization, the vehicle is expected to reduce fuel consumption by 30-40% and emission by 50-60%.

While the 4-wheels-steering (4WS) technology enables flexible movement of the vehicle even in the narrow and busy street of Hong Kong making parking a lot easier and it significantly reduces parking space, the 4-independent-wheel-drive technology (4WD) strengthens the vehicle's climbing performance and reduces start-up acceleration time.

The vehicle set a good example for the development of core technologies for advanced automotives as it saves fuel energy by optimizing vehicle power, and at the same time reduces pollution by controlling exhausts emission. For more details of the car, please visit the website of the Centre for Innovation and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, CUHK at: http://www.cintec.cuhk.edu.hk/Press.

The 2007 Homecoming will be held on 9 December. "E" hopes that the vehicle will be showcased at that time so that our alumni can be one of the first to experience the power of the "Car of Tomorrow".