August 29th, 2005
Revolutionary Designed Moovie Turns Into Reality
William Chee
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews
Moovie — an electrically powered car for urban use from André Costa of Portugal, the winner of the 3rd Peugeot Design Competition, 2004-2005 will be on display in this year’s
Frankfurt Motor Show. It will redefine the notion of what urban transport, or household appliances, will be like in 2020.
André Costa described the visual look on the vehicle as two big electric wheels with hollow rim, where the doors of the car are located. These two big doors allow the users to have enough space to enter and exit the vehicle comfortably.
According to André Costa, the bigger the wheel, the fewer turns it has to make to travel the same distance, hence less energy is required.
The front of the vehicle is supported by two spheres, these are purely for support, the car turns by a system that makes one electric wheel go faster then the other, this system allows the vehicle in some cases to make 360º turns which is great for parking and moving in small city streets.
The wheels are at an angle of 10 degrees closing on the top so as to enhance the stability of the Moovie.
Instead of the conventional way of opening the doors sideway, the 2 round doors slide up along the sides of the car to waste less space in small parking spaces, optimizing the exit.
The two big round doors slide along the side-front of the car to waste less space in small parking spaces, allowing a better exit at all times.
The review mirrors can be folded up to prevent them from scratching the doors during the side slide.
Full Story with Photo of Moovie: DigitalCamera@101reviews
MissingFrame says:
Bigger wheels have less rolling resistance, true, but what about the wheels they’re resting on, and the gears? I think the energy savings from that alone is minor, especially considering it doesn’t look all that aerodynamic.
August 29th, 2005 at 10:47 am
Bryan says:
Where are all of the components, the engine, the gas tank(unless it uses electricity), and where is the trunk, I like to haul stuff, like horses and a dirt bike. Can you put a trailer hitch on it? I like the design, but I don’t like idea of how unpractical the transportation of virtually aanything is!
September 23rd, 2005 at 8:45 am
Bryan says:
How fast will it go? Since, I saw it on a ‘Supercar’ site!
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