City Transport Cell electric concept car - neat, but unlikely
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Transportation Alternatives, Volkswagen, NEV (Neighborhood Electric Vehicle)
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As part of a project to create a Volkswagen concept city car for the year 2020, Stefan Mathys, Christoph Bigler, Florian Kaufmann, and Thomas Spycher came up with the City Transport Cell (CTC). Besides being completely electric, there are some novel ideas in this concept, not the least of which are the full-height doors and customizable seating-arrangement. The year 2020 is not nearly as far away as it once seemed (funny how that always happens) but we don't imagine that our roadways will be filled with anything resembling the CTC anytime soon. Still, we think that it's good for designers to push the boundaries of current car design in an effort to invent something truly revolutionary.
[Source: Stefan Mathys Design via Tuvie.com]
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4-22-2008 @ 2:27PM
KarenRei said...
Hey, if your goal is to maximize cross sectional area (and thus CdA) while minimizing passenger space, it's a brilliant design ;)
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4-22-2008 @ 2:59PM
why not the LS2LS7? said...
That's a knockoff of a design sent in to Fifth Gear's concept car competition contest two years ago.
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4-23-2008 @ 10:40AM
len simpson said...
brilliant! again
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4-26-2008 @ 6:52PM
Caiden Nguyen said...
I think these electric car concepts are great! In high school in AutoTech class we had a Racing 280Z car that held the national title! I operate a car transport company http://www.car--transport.com and I wish someone would come up with a 18 wheeler that runs on something better than the diesel fuel! Our monthly fuel cost for each truck is over $9,000.00!!! I hope these electric cars are somewhat safe and I am relly excited to see something like the Smart Car that can be very affordable! Great Post!
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