| Solar Electric Limo for Greenies Who Ride in Style |
| Written by Peg Fong | ||
| Monday, 14 July 2008 | ||
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Appropriately enough, the Kyoto University Venture Business Laboratory has designed a concept vehicle that operates not only on electrical charges but will function as a power source for camping trips (for those who can’t be without their limos while camping). The car, which has a stretched look of a limo, has solar cells located on the roof, a body made of biodegradable plastics and specially-designed wheels that move independently allowing for sideways motion. There’s a demonstration of the vehicle so you can get a handle on just what this new car is like. Right now the car is still a concept vehicle and we know how easy it is to have good intentions, but the flowers decorating the car, a throwback to Japanese lacquer decoration, give us a good feeling inside.
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Sweet Car
written by The Food Monster , July 14, 2008
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written by Clinch , July 15, 2008
Good concept, but the actual car looks terrible (apart from the 'low-power' symbol (') wheel covers).
The usability of it as just a solar panel, whilst not being used as a car (e.g. campsite power) is a great feature, and hopefully it can also be used to provide energy for your home. And with the recent advancement in dyed-solar-panels, solar powered cars may become a viable reality (and hopefully this limo will make use of such advances)
i want one
written by greenivate , July 15, 2008
i think it looks awesome. thanks for sharing!
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This would be a fun ride. Parallel would only be a problem because of the size, being able to move like a crab helps squeeze into tight spots. The sharing a residence because of 0 gas emissions, doesn't seem likely. Neat nonetheless.