#3 Electric cars generating quite a spark

Thanks to the oil guzzling power packed internal combustion engine cars, General Motors killed the EV1 the electric car project in 1996, much to the anguish and outrage of eco-warriors and nerdy guys. It seems that the tables are turned today. What’s the best-selling high-end luxury car in the US today? It’s not big BMW, Lexus or Mercedes- Benz sedan, but Tesla Model S electric car, with 4,750 sales in the US for the first quarter of 2013, more than half again as much as the Mercedes-Benz S-Class.

#2 The Final Frontier: Space

The ambitious manned space program by NASA was squashed, thanks to the funding cut and recession, greatly disappointing space enthusiast. However, the dream to reach the final frontier is now getting revamped, funded largely by profits from high-tech companies. Elon Musk's other project, SpaceX, has already delivered its first two commercial payloads to the International Space Station. With Virgin Galactic scheduled to take off with six space tourists on board in early 2014.

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