Tuesday, November 13, 2007

BitCAR - Concept for a stackable city car

The quick development of the automotive industry has forced cities to adapt quickly, and huge structures, cemented streets, highways, parking lots have been built to meet the request of auto transportation, that keeps to grow. One of the targets was to turn around this thoughts and as an alternative of designing cities that adjust to cars, we have cars that can adapt to the citys.
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These tiny electric vehicles for two passengers can be parked all over the city in stacks, which eliminates the residual space between cars. People simply take the first car out of the stack and drive away, and then return it to the back of another stack when they reach their destination.Car stacks can be included to the city's existing infrastructure, allowing for vehicles to be recharged while parked. Stacks could be located virtually anywhere within the electric grid, with critical mass in points such as airports, subway stops and train terminals, malls, etc. This design is a simple rotating system mechanism that folds over the configuration in a vertical position. Additionally, the back wheels are closer together, which allows the next car to be fitted.




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