The Foldable Car: Coming to a Parking Spot Near You

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DigitalBuddha

February 06, 2012, 01:27:39 AM
The Foldable Car: Coming to a Parking Spot Near You

...there are huge costs to owning and driving cars in cities: (i) cars are gas-guzzlers that pollute the environment; (ii) they are big and bulky, adding to congestion; (iii) individual ownership again leads to more congestion and air pollution. This tension between the need and unsustainability of the automobile calls for a new approach to urban mobility.



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meekon5

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February 06, 2012, 08:00:14 AM
I can see myself driving one of these.
"I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and  that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road."
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Hominid

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February 06, 2012, 10:41:42 AM
I'll take mine in forest green please...


DigitalBuddha

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February 06, 2012, 06:39:05 PM
Forest green would be cool, and yes, driving one would be very dude like IMHO.

GamerDude

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February 06, 2012, 11:47:29 PM
This is kinda cute =) I remember seeing a similar car on tv, with a little robot monkey inside that... was helpful in some way (I don't remember exactly what it did, but I think it responded to voice commands). Maybe it's the same one?

Landshark

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February 07, 2012, 04:06:22 PM
Car accidents will be getting much more amusing.

Hominid

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February 07, 2012, 04:14:27 PM
Quote from: Landshark on February 07, 2012, 04:06:22 PM
Car accidents will be getting much more amusing.

No shit - I was in a Smart car once as a passenger - on a freeway in Toronto no less, praying the whole way we didn't take a tumble! You can imagine they'd roll and roll and roll and roll.......


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