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Scarab by David Miguel Moreira Goncalves

Posted Monday, Dec 01, 2008 by jbert

David Miguel Moreira Goncalves has designed this concpt. It is a four wheels capsule vehicle which will lean and with GPS, sensors, Lidar, radar...Cool?! Called Scarab, the specs at below.
-The vehicle is composed of interchangeable modules that can be customized.
-Powerpack module composed of a permanent battery plus 3 options for the main energy pack (battery, biofuel ICE or a fuel cell).
-4 wheel drive through electric brushless in-wheel motors with directdrive.
-Wheels with regenerative braking through EW Brakes.
-Drive by wire and tactile HUD embedded in the Lexan canopy.
-Structural elements in Carbon-Aramid composite.
-Embedded sensors, Lidar, radar, transponders, GPS. These serve to exchange information with the system, with other drivers and to have precise location data.
-Renting of the vehicle or modules that allows for a private/public/mixed utilization and transport access for people with less financial resources.
-Doesn??t need new infrastructures.
-Is backward compatible with current transport systems and uses current day technologies.

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Tags: Car, David, Goncalves, Miguel, Moreira, Scarab

Comments: 4  |  Views: 288  |  Points: 4  |  Up votes: 4  |  Down votes: 0

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  1. thefeesh

    by thefeesh on December 1, 2008, 3:13 am

    I thought his question was a joke.. :/

  2. sunn_haspast

    by sunn_haspast on December 1, 2008, 3:18 am

    The real question is how many miles per gallon does it get? 3mpg? 4?

  3. smaxzax

    by smaxzax on December 1, 2008, 3:22 am

    If you can't take it, just drive something else, okay? I'm sure you won't be alone.

  4. ange

    by ange on December 1, 2008, 4:10 am

    so cool

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