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Added on the 05/10/2023 06:28:52 - Copyright : Auto Moto EN
A number of elegantly designed and high-tech cars were unveiled at Paris Motor Show this year. Here are our picks of the stand-out models…
A new Chinese car company called Redspace unveiled the innovative REDS prototype model at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show on Wednesday, designed by former BMW Design Chief Chris Bangle. The cubical-shaped car was designed in particular for the gruelling traffic of Chinese megacities, and comes with a 17-inch screen and rotating seats for those bumper to bumper moments. The strange windshield might not be the most aerodynamic, but it's set to offer an excellent view.
The Stella Vie, touted as the world's first solar-powered family car, was unveiled on Wednesday by Eindhoven University. The award-winning fully solar vehicle is the brainchild of Lightyear, Eindhoven University of Technology's "solar team." The car's ability to run in any city with an electric grid, means that it does not need any special infrastructure, long an obstacle for electric cars. Additionally, the car features independent in-wheel motors for each wheel, large indoor space for family use and large storage space due to the absence of a central engine.
These futuristic hydrofoil water taxis may soon ferry passengers to destinations up and down the Seine, the iconic river winding through Paris. The solar-powered aquatic shuttles, called Sea Bubbles, are designed to hold four passengers and a driver, and will be summoned with a mobile app, basically like Uber for rivers. Sea Bubbles were unveiled to the public at the 2017 VivaTechnology expo in Paris on Thursday.
Some very creative and enterprising students from the Eindhoven University of Technology unveiled the world's first biocomposite car, dubbed 'Lina', at their university’s campus in Eindhoven on Wednesday. The vehicle, which is fully functional, weighs just over 660 pounds, runs on electric energy generated by a battery pack. The next step for Lina and the design team is to try and obtain a licence number for the car, which will enable her to be driven on public roads. In order to do this, they have to test the vehicle on the streets with the backing of the Dutch Vehicle Authority.
Meet Mizuhito Terashima, a young CEO of a Japanese startup company called CuboRex that's developed a very rad concept skateboard called the Cuboard. The Cuboard's main unique feature is the pair of electric crawler tracks let the rider skate over any surface, including water, rocks, and grassy hills. The Cuboard, which weighs around 20 pounds and has a load capacity of up to 176 pounds, is able to travel nearly 10 miles per hour on non-paved roads, waterlogged streets and snow. A special remote control held in the hand during the skate session lets the rider control the speed of the tracks. Mizuhito Terashima showed off the Cuboard's capabilities both on the hills and rocks of the outdoors and on the paved roads of Tokyo as he zoomed through the city at night. The rider can turn the same way as on a normal skateboard, by leaning the board forward and backward. Mizuhito Terashima and his team have done extensive tests on the prototype and are hoping to take 'Cuboard' into mass production in April 2017.
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