25 June 2009
13 June 2009
Peugeot concept vehicles: the cars of the future
These vehicles are all entries to the Peugeot Design Contest 2008. Designers were asked to create a concept car for the cities of the future, concentrating on environmental awareness, social harmony, interactive mobility and economic efficiency.
Ying Hui Choo's Peugeot Blade, designed for 'pure driving enjoyment', has a wind turbine attached to the back to charge its electric battery
Oskar Johansen's Peugeot 888 pivots in the middle to 'shrink' for easier parking, manoeuvrability and increased visibility
Emre Yazici's lightweight 'EGO' runs on just two wheels and is driven using a joystick rather than a steering wheel. Mr Yazici, from Turkey, says the single-passenger electric car needs just a third of the parking space used by a typical modern saloon and can do a u-turn on the spot. The flexible windshield also operates as a door by rolling back into the drum at the back of the car
Tolga Metin, an American designer, has come up with the Peugeot Magnet - a car powered by magnetic energy. He describes it as 'the ultimate car in the worldwide megalopolis of tomorrow', inspired by Japan's JR-Maglev magnetic trains
French designer Woo-Ram Lee claims his electric MoVille - a single passenger capsule that moves on three magnetic ball wheels - is 'unmistakably Peugeot'
Ke Guo, of China, has designed an aerodynamic 'water drop-shaped vehicle' inspired by Formula One. The PRO has a windscreen which doubles as an opening cockpit and gives 180 degree visibility
Michael Witus Schierup of Denmark says his Peugeot Verde is designed to be able to change its length depending on the environment it is being used in. It has three settings: Highway, Urban and Park. In Highway mode it extends to its full length - about 16ft 5ins. In Urban it compacts itself to about 12ft . Finally, in Park mode it shrinks further to take up as little space as possible
Argentine Esteban Peisci's Xtreet also runs on three spheres rather than traditional wheels
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Air Force concept cars
The US Air Force is turning its talents to some low-flying objects of a different kind.
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A new electric car concept
A new electric personal vehicle concept tries to convince the car makers to think about a cleaner type of car.
This compact and clean electric vehicle, designed by Sergio Luna, forgets about all the aspects of the modern car and uses a pod-like exo-skeleton to create something that looks more like a ball than a car. Inspired by the Segway vehicle this concept has only two wheels, and a panoramic roof that is also the front window. It can accommodate one person that, looking at the pictures, I can’t imagine how he will get in.
The car is powered by four electric motors, two in each wheel, but it also has batteries for keeping the energy.
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