IMAGES: Cars that will set your pulses racing

A Honda 3R-C concept electric car is seen at the Moscow Auto Salon 2010 (the Moscow International Motor Show).

Russia's car market is emerging fast from the crisis as cheap loans return and consumer confidence grows, leading auto makers said as they delivered upbeat forecast for sales growth.

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'Bamgoo', an electric car with a body made out of bamboo, is displayed in Kyoto, western Japan.

The sixty-kilogram single-seater ecologically friendly concept car, which measures 270 centimeters in length, 130 centimeters in width and 165 centimeters in height, is developed by Kyoto University Venture Business Laboratory, featuring bamboo articles in the Kyoto area.

The car can run for 50 kilometers on a single charge.

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A General Motors Electric Networked Vehicle (EN-V) concept is driven around a course setup outside the Las Vegas Convention Center, in conjunction with the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, January 7, 2011.

The EN-V concept represents a vision of the future of urban personal mobility, including a feature that would allow the vehicle to park itself and automatically return to the user when summoned from a smartphone application.

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The new Citroen Survolt concept car is displayed on the exhibition stand of Citroen during the first media day of the 80th Geneva Car Show at the Palexpo in Geneva.

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The Commuter Cars Tango electric car is seen at the 2010 North American International Auto Show during press days in Detroit, Michigan.

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German singer Jeanette Biedermann poses in a concept car during the opening of the Essen Motor Show in Essen.

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The Revenge Designs Verde Supercar Hybrid is seen on display at the 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan.

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The Mazda Shinari concept car is on display at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles.

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The Commuter Cars Tango electric car is taken for a test drive on the 'The EcoXperience' indoor test drive track at the 2010 North American International Auto Show during press days in Detroit, Michigan.

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The CT&T e-Zone Plus electric car is displayed at the 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan.

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Toyota's Triathlon Race Car in Kuala Lumpur.

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Suzuki's one-person electric vehicle 'Pixy' comes out of the 'SSC' (Suzuki Sharing Coach) at a demonstration.

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Toyota's gull-winged fuel-cell hybrid concept vehicle 'Fine-X'.

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The EN-V, or 'Electric Networked-Vehicle', concept from General Motors is unveiled in Shanghai.

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The Honda P-NUT (Personal Neo Urban Transport) concept vehicle at the LA Auto Show.

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The one-litre concept car 'L1' from Volkswagen on display in Frankfurt.

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A Lightning Hybrids LH4 prototype hybrid sport sedan outside the company's headquarters in Loveland, Colorado.