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Filed under: Etc.<\/a>, Technology<\/a>, Hatchback<\/a>, Toys\/Games<\/a>, Electric<\/a><\/p>\n

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The move to electric-powered vehicles is still in its fledgling stages, but there are plenty of signs that the next few years will finally start ushering in battery-powered transportation for the masses. But there’s one class of vehicle that has almost always <\/em>been powered by batteries: R\/C cars. Slap in a couple of 9-volt batteries and a slew of AA cells, and kids of all ages get to pretend they’re Ken Block in the backyard until mom says it’s time to clean up for supper.<\/p>\n

Now that full-sized rides are finally “catching up” to their scaled-down counterparts, it appears that at least one toymaker, New Bright, has decided to take the next step: an R\/C car that needs no <\/em>batteries. It’s called the Ecomobile, and it looks like a solar-powered freehand interpretation of a Smart ForTwo mated with a Toyota Prius. As you can see by its packaging, the Ecomobile takes great pride in the fact that it’s eco<\/em>powered, eco<\/em>nomical and eco<\/em>friendly. It’s even packaged in recyclable materials. It’s $29.95. Al Gore can’t stop smiling. <\/p>\n

But how does it run? Well, you have to leave it out in the sun for one hour for every five minutes of play time. It’s reportedly slow, too, and much like the EVs we’ve experienced in the real world, reviewers have said<\/a> that the solar-powered toy doesn’t quite run as long as its OEM-promised times state. Sound like fun? We don’t think so either. So, in the spirit of the holidays, we’ve decided to come up with some of our favorite captions and\/or headlines for this eco-tastic (or is that eco-tragic?) new toy. Here are some of our not-so-hilarious efforts:<\/p>\n