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Everything Else => General Automotive => Topic started by: Wizzo on August 22, 2010, 11:08:56 AM

Title: The HumanCar
Post by: Wizzo on August 22, 2010, 11:08:56 AM

This is the HumanCar, and although it looks completely mad there is something I find quite appealing about it. Sir Clive Sinclair, eat your heart out.

It is designed by Charles Greenwood, and it made by the user “rowing” to go forward, and it also has a back-up electric battery. Somehow, this allows the driver to reach speeds of up to 60 miles per hour.

This vehicle will cost you £10,000 and it will be available next year, but the inventor has already received approximately 100 pre-orders already. It also has an all-weather roof, and it apparently has a touch-screen display, as well as a GPS.

What do you guys think?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7aapY_yMnQ&feature=player_embedded (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7aapY_yMnQ&feature=player_embedded)

Title: Re: The HumanCar
Post by: Ian on August 22, 2010, 11:28:33 AM

I wonder what an MOT garage would make of it ?

Title: Re: The HumanCar
Post by: lkjohnson1950 on August 22, 2010, 04:59:47 PM

As he didn't appear to be doing much rowing, I suspect it is a plug in electric of some sort, perhaps combined with a flywheel.

Lonny

Title: Re: The HumanCar
Post by: Scott on August 22, 2010, 07:02:07 PM

I think a strong wind would put it in the ditch.  It seems like a pretty neat concept though, if the rowing powers up the electrical system, I also thought he would need to do a bit more rowing while he was driving.