Released on - 5/27/2010 2:58:34 PM
Want a glimpse of the cars of the future? What kinds of models will you find yourself driving a few years from now - will they be like mini-spaceships, or smaller and more feature-packed?
Well, for sure they will be greener. They will consume far fewer non-renewable resources like fossil fuels and they will be much cheaper too. In fact, you can already see some of these cars being driven around in Japan.
The Meguru Three-Wheel Auto-Rickshaw
This is a perfect car for those who have been hit by the economic downturn. Meguru is Japanese for "to move" and this three-wheeler is made from cheap and readily available resources like bamboo and paper.
It is currently being used as a small taxi, or "auto-rickshaw". The driver sits in the front and two passengers fit in behind him. This auto-rickshaw was jointly produced by two companies: Yodogawa and Kinki Knives Industries.
The flooring is bamboo and the doors are made of paper. When a light is lit inside at night, it glows through the paper doors, making this small vehicle look like a moving lantern. It has a lithium ion battery which can be charged at home in just two hours. The Meguru can travel for 25 miles on a single charge at a maximum speed of 25 mph.
Soon, you will be able to buy one for yourself for around 10,000 US dollars if you go to Japan, where it is registered as a road vehicle. Needless to say, it produces zero emissions and is one of the greenest vehicles you can find.
YeZ - It's Greener!
Another, even greener car is one that converts carbon dioxide into oxygen. It behaves almost like a plant, photosynthesizing CO2 into O2. For this reason, it has been named YeZ, pronounced "yea-zi", which means "leaf" in Chinese. And it doesn't just give off zero emissions, it gives off negative emissions!
This concept car was launched at Shanghai Expo 2010 and was created by SAIC (Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation), Volkswagen and General Motors. It was made with the aim of reducing pollution and has solar panels on its roof and wind turbines in the wheels. Its metal-organic system sucks in carbon dioxide and generates oxygen.
Well, for sure they will be greener. They will consume far fewer non-renewable resources like fossil fuels and they will be much cheaper too. In fact, you can already see some of these cars being driven around in Japan.
The Meguru Three-Wheel Auto-Rickshaw
This is a perfect car for those who have been hit by the economic downturn. Meguru is Japanese for "to move" and this three-wheeler is made from cheap and readily available resources like bamboo and paper.
It is currently being used as a small taxi, or "auto-rickshaw". The driver sits in the front and two passengers fit in behind him. This auto-rickshaw was jointly produced by two companies: Yodogawa and Kinki Knives Industries.
The flooring is bamboo and the doors are made of paper. When a light is lit inside at night, it glows through the paper doors, making this small vehicle look like a moving lantern. It has a lithium ion battery which can be charged at home in just two hours. The Meguru can travel for 25 miles on a single charge at a maximum speed of 25 mph.
Soon, you will be able to buy one for yourself for around 10,000 US dollars if you go to Japan, where it is registered as a road vehicle. Needless to say, it produces zero emissions and is one of the greenest vehicles you can find.
YeZ - It's Greener!
Another, even greener car is one that converts carbon dioxide into oxygen. It behaves almost like a plant, photosynthesizing CO2 into O2. For this reason, it has been named YeZ, pronounced "yea-zi", which means "leaf" in Chinese. And it doesn't just give off zero emissions, it gives off negative emissions!
This concept car was launched at Shanghai Expo 2010 and was created by SAIC (Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation), Volkswagen and General Motors. It was made with the aim of reducing pollution and has solar panels on its roof and wind turbines in the wheels. Its metal-organic system sucks in carbon dioxide and generates oxygen.
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