Have you ever thought about the
future of vehicle, hybrid cars, and
electric cars? What going to drive you in future,
here let us throw some light on the concept for future design.
A lot is dependent upon the fuel source. With rising fuel prices
a consistent shift towards diesel and CNG from petrol has been seen. But this
is not what I am here to discuss about, here in this post I would like to put
light on future of this amazing
world of cars. Here I am discussing about some of the future cars coming soon or are there in the R&D department of various automakers with the only condition of
being friendly to the environment.
TATA AIRPOD
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| TATA AIRPOD |
After Nano ( popularly known as 1 lac INR car For India), Indian automobile giant
TATA motors are coming with another concept the TATA AIRPOD, which runs on compressed air instead of
gas or electricity or any fossil fuel. Although the concept is quite
fascinating as it won’t be economical only but friendly to the environment
also. Sources reveal that the car will be able to run at a speed of 28 to 43
miles per hour. For this car TATA has joined hands with Luxemburg’s MDI in
early 2007. The concept is in its early stage but hope coming years will make
INDIA once again proud with TATA.
iCar
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| iCAR |
Not only with gadgets and computers Steve
Jobs was also somewhere obsessed about automobiles. He never had to
have license plates on his car and exchange it every six months for an
identical model of his favorite auto, a Mercedes SL55 AMG. But Steve eventually
wanted to get into the car business. According to J. Crew CEO and APPLE board
member Mickey Drexler, in fact, Jobs’s eventual dream was to create an APPLE-branded
iCar.
“Look at the car industry; it’s a tragedy in America. Who is
designing the cars?” Drexler said. “Steve’s dream before he died was to design
an iCar.” Drexler also said that,”it
would’ve been probably 50% of the market. He [Jobs] never did design it.”
TOYOTA’s Smart Insect
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| TOYOTA SMART INSECT |
Well in the race of innovation how can Toyota be left behind, therefore a
fully electric car that integrates Microsoft’s
Kinect motion detection which is able of opening
doors using voice commands located just above the windscreen of the car.
Not only this as a driver approaches, the camera in the car has the capability to recognize the driver by analyzing the facial as well as body structure of the driver. The shape of the car resembles an insect (when its doors are open they resemble to a pair of wings). The car is charged via regular 100V AC outlet.
When the driver enters the car, a welcome message is displayed which asks for voice recognition. The car is just a concept up till now.
Not only this as a driver approaches, the camera in the car has the capability to recognize the driver by analyzing the facial as well as body structure of the driver. The shape of the car resembles an insect (when its doors are open they resemble to a pair of wings). The car is charged via regular 100V AC outlet.
When the driver enters the car, a welcome message is displayed which asks for voice recognition. The car is just a concept up till now.
VOLKSWAGEN FLYING CAR
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| VOLKSWAGEN CONCEPT CAR |
Well
the most fascinating concept is introduced by Volkswagen, with its Hover car. The concept in itself is a benchmark in the automobile industry (also one can call it as a step towards the
star wars legacy). This car is a product of “People’s Car Project” in China where ideas from customers were
entertained.
This
hovercraft uses electromagnetic
levitation which allows it to float along its grid above road network;
also distance sensors are present which keep the craft from colliding with
other vehicles. It is a two seater with disc-shaped pod seats and can be
controlled by a joystick. The car can
move both back-and-forth and side-to-side and can even spin on an axis.
The
most highlighting point is that it does not produce any kind of emissions.
RYNO
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| RYNO |
Chris Hoffman of RYNO MOTORS founded RYNO (Ride Your New
Opportunity) Motors in order to produce this single wheel marvel. RYNO in its
current form is capable of self-balancing as well as eco-friendly, and not only
this RYNO is immune to any climate change too. Although it has been confirmed
that RYNO is not going to replace the motorbike
market coz of its low speed of around 25miles/hour and a range of 30 miles, it
is intended for short distances and low speed. One can ride them to nearby
market, if no place on roads due to traffic jams one can pull RYNO on footpaths
along the pedestrians.
It will have a lithium-iron-phosphate battery pack that will get recharged in an hour
and a half; the vehicle weighs about 125 pounds (57 kg). Some other important
features of this uni-wheeler are 2,000
watts of motor power, 24 amp hour battery capacity and dual interchangeable
batteries that you can bring inside to charge.
It is assumed that this marvel will enter the market anytime
soon in APRIL 2013.
So, my automobile maniac friends, let’s keep our fingers crossed
and hope to get a chance to drive all these marvels soon!!!!!!
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