Ever since the beginning of the economic recession, carmakers around the world started concentrating their efforts on greener means of transportation, mostly because such a solution seems the ideal way to get out of the crisis unhurt. That's the reason why we saw tons of concepts in the last year or so, although many of them have zero chances to enter production.
An interesting idea comes from Thomas Felix who designed the so-called Renault Kidma concept for the city of Tel Aviv, Israel. Although it looks pretty odd, the idea behind the concept deserves our attention.
To get straight into details, Renault Kidma is a full electric vehicle, but doesn't really act like one. It runs only on renewable energy and recharges its batteries every time it's parked using solar energy. Furthermore, the stored energy is not even used for passengers comfort, as the air conditioning is assured by the moving side panels which change their position to cool down the cabin.
Using nano-material, the passengers are given the possibility to customize the vehicle using their very own preferences. For example, they can even change the colors, the panels' opacity and the sound generated by the car using the available controls.
Although the whole car is actually a gadget, there are enough toys inside it that play a key role in the way the car acts on the road. For example, a GPS with touchscreen is also included to obtain the shortest route and thus saving electricity.
If there's a chance to see this becoming reality, you might be able to book the car through special terminals placed across the city, or even by phone or using an online interface.
An interesting idea comes from Thomas Felix who designed the so-called Renault Kidma concept for the city of Tel Aviv, Israel. Although it looks pretty odd, the idea behind the concept deserves our attention.
To get straight into details, Renault Kidma is a full electric vehicle, but doesn't really act like one. It runs only on renewable energy and recharges its batteries every time it's parked using solar energy. Furthermore, the stored energy is not even used for passengers comfort, as the air conditioning is assured by the moving side panels which change their position to cool down the cabin.
Using nano-material, the passengers are given the possibility to customize the vehicle using their very own preferences. For example, they can even change the colors, the panels' opacity and the sound generated by the car using the available controls.
Although the whole car is actually a gadget, there are enough toys inside it that play a key role in the way the car acts on the road. For example, a GPS with touchscreen is also included to obtain the shortest route and thus saving electricity.
If there's a chance to see this becoming reality, you might be able to book the car through special terminals placed across the city, or even by phone or using an online interface.