Peugeot 888: The Future Electric Car
November 26, 2008
Electric car, although there are still many to crystallize the problem but it has become a lure for the designer. Peugeot 888 is designed as a personal vehicle of the future. Because this vehicle has vehicle’s size and it can be changed. The result, the vehicle can be adapted for the use in the city and freeway. So, the problems in large cities, such as the parking place that is difficult, pollution and traffic jam can be overcome especially for those who are very busy or have high activity in the city. Moreover, the driver and passengers feel more secure. The vehicle is also equipped with a transparent cap as front glass also the roof.
When the car is used in the city, the car is so short and high. So that the shape can be changed in the middle equipped with a hinge mechanism, or working in hydraulic cockpit and the position is also higher. So that the vision for the driver is better, such as the motorcycle ride. When going out of town, entering the toll road, the car change to the need for speed. Distance axis wheeled into the long term. Point of gravity is located in the low position. The result, of course, more secure speed because the car will become more stable.
Car seat has a place of the installation that can follow the movement of hydraulic mode to the mode city toll road.
888 can be changed because of electric motor directly installed in each wheel. There is no transmission and exhaust that make the vehicle can not be changed dimension be measured. Such as electric cars and hybrids now, this unique vehicle using Lithium-ion batteries as a source of energy. To help to charge batteries, some baggage (behind) closed with solar cells.
888 illustration is the name of three numbers: one vertical, one diagonal and one horizontal. Last number to create symbols that unlimited, symbolizing the vehicle concerned about the environment. The third number also symbolizes the movement of vehicles, changing the mode from the city to the toll road.
December 4, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Electric cars still don’t seem worth it to me, but Hybrids are making good progress.
December 5, 2008 at 3:30 am
For someone who uses the car mainly in the city, especially in the European cities (which are more compact than the North American cities) it is worth it to have an electric car. It covers a reasonable range between two charges at a much smaller cost than the cost of gas. And let’s not forget another thing: hybrids are green, but electric cars are much greener