Urban Mobility 2011 | July 11, 2011 | 15 comments

Urban Mobility 2011: Car of the Future

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Producing lightweight, compact cars is the future of car design. iStream, an innovative new technology developed to produce cars in a low impact factory ignores the way cars are presently manufactured thereby reducing the energy to make a vehicle by 60%. The T.25 prototype built using iStream technology is made from 720 recycled plastic bottles with an average running cost 50% less than the current average consumer vehicle.
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  • sktoday
  • DominicBlackwellCooper
  • buddahbelly
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      buddahbelly  

    • I can't believe how light and compact these cars are! Perfect for urban areas. I would love to have one in NYC. The parking would be amazing!

    • 11 months ago
  • DominicBlackwellCooper
  • tverdell
  • DominicBlackwellCooper
    • 0
      DominicBlackwellCooper  
    • tverdell:

      I wouldn't say it's a death trap, the maximum speed in Manhattan is 30 MPH. If you make restrictions as to car sizes i.e. increase the number of smaller vehicles and limit the number of larger vehicles on the road, then you would have far fewer accidents.

    • 10 months ago
  • denport
  • DominicBlackwellCooper
  • biiiyb0y
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      biiiyb0y  

    • Getting a really fuel efficient was a good idea but it seems that the major car companies are pricing them higher than the person who needs the savings can afford.
      Bill
      PS: if you need a test driver call me

    • 11 months ago
  • DominicBlackwellCooper
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      DominicBlackwellCooper  
    • biiiyb0y:

      Agreed, the pricing of these fuel efficient vehicles seems skewed towards a certain economic class, however there are more and more vehicles coming onto the market that provide fuel efficiency which will bring the pricing down quickly.

    • 8 months ago
  • alexsmith01
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      alexsmith01  

    • iStream technology is made from 720 recycled plastic bottles with an average running cost 50% less than the current average consumer vehicle. It is a smart car it should cost 1/3 of a real full car. It is far less then a car and price should be far less then a car. It does sound like it will be good for the car makers. What does this really offer better for the driver? what have they changed to make the driving life better? how can it be the car of the future when it is using flue of the past. 100+million year old flue that will never be replaced. That is the past not the future. The future is here in the Volt it offers way more for the driver and driving world then this car. It would be one thing to call it the smart car of the future but they did not they called it the car of the future and to me looks more like the past. Us americas know this is not the car of the future we know we would never see 100s driving down the road in that.

      it is a nice smart car that can reduce the energy to make a vehicle by 60% for the manufacture. But in 3 years the driver will use more then 150% more oil then any car uses to be manufactured. This seams to be a way that they can lower the cost of manufacturing. If this is the future then why has the owners of Scion Toyoda started to make all there cars this way? When they had a issue a while ago they changed things on ALL there cars. Buying this car is like supporting causes that talk about being green and do some stuff but long term only more harm then good. sure the car uses less oil and energy to make it which is really great for the maker but how about addressing the oil issue.
      sorry but car makers have been trying to hold down new types of flues and other options from the birth of the car which was electric. car makers bought out the LA sub way to force all of la to use there cars rater then using public transportation. the car makers have killed electric cars many times. watch who killed the electric car. They come up with things like Hydrogen but rater then allowing us to have a Hydrogen converter in our car. The h in h2o stands for Hydrogen it is not only possible but we have been converting h2o water to Hydrogen gas for years over 30 years we have had patents for it. the car companies cover up any other option rater then there option. in fact this post could be deleted as this is a sponsored post. here is a japan powered water car http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrxfMz2eDME here is NEWS in usa doing a story on COPs in usa using a water to gas car system. http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1632073/water_fueled_cars_are_used_by_a_police_dep...
      car companies do not want you to know that stuff and will do all they can to say the tech is not ready its slower weaker and can not support our drivers today which is 100% faults. Car of the future with out flue for the future is just a joke. Peak oil is the point in time when the maximum rate of global petroleum extraction is reached, after which the rate of production enters terminal decline. Peak oil in the usa was reached in the 70s which is why we have no choice if we are using petroleum to get it from other nations because usa does not have enough to support it self. The oil companies Opec lie about how much oil we have so they can keep doing more and more but they lie and the real peak oil will be reached in many of our life time and then we will all have no choice but to change.

      this smart car is a good replacement for many smart cars but to say it is the "car of the future" when cars like Volt run miles around this car on plug in energy is a joke. good luck with that sale! i do think it is good that they are taking steps to lower there energy and oil use but they need to make the cars to do that too. other wise its just a benefit for them. Also in USA like UK there is tax brakes for large companies that are lowering energy and oil use. Not only do they save money but they can in some cases get money back from taxes. Oh but i am sure they building this car because they want to save us money and save our world.

    • 11 months ago
  • TrunkFilms
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      TrunkFilms  
    • alexsmith01:

      Alex,
      I think you may have missed the point. Mixed fuel sources are going to be key taking the car in the future, agreed. There is no one solution.

      The key in this story is iStream, we've been making cars the same way for 100 years, it's energy intensive and wasteful, the process can be improved and here is a possible way of doing so that is all.

      In removing steel pressed panels the weight is significantly reduced and with that weight reduction means a ligher smaller power train, could be electric, hydrocarbon, hydrogen, whatever. Key is, LIGHTER, lighter means longer lasting components, better handling, safer, and more efficient. The Volt that you mentioned is a another good example of changes in automobile power train technology, now imagine taking the Volt and replacing its steel panels with lighter more robust panels, you'd instantly be getting more MPG and a better driving experience.

    • 11 months ago
  • DominicBlackwellCooper
  • MarvinWV
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      MarvinWV  

    • Interesting concept! What range will they have and any idea of when to expect them or are they order online only and sent ups..lol .

    • 11 months ago
  • DominicBlackwellCooper
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