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MKS-1 SLS Multifunctional Space Launch System, just like its name suggests, it can be used to launch wide variety space rockets. You probably can guess the designer behind this project, yes, the one and only, our friend, Oscar Viñals. You can read his explanations about his latest project below:

Currently/Today, the only way that we know to launch Vehicles or “payload” into Space or at Low earth orbit (suborbital), is using a Rocket which takes off from land place and reaches the pre-selected “objective”. Depending on their “payload” specifications, it is necessary to use a Rocket with special size and features.

The MKS-1 SLS is a concept plane with multifunctional uses, designed like a “Launch-Support” for many different Space Rockets or Special Space & Suborbital vehicles; thought to reach their objectives, decreasing today’s costs for launching into Space, these “payloads” with smaller Rockets and lesser fuel, and minimizing the non-reusable parts.

Versatile, adaptable for special Ovi’s rocket (equipped with supersonic wings, all controlled by Intelligent Flight Control System (IFCS)) with NASA’s CM (Crew Module), NASA’s Ares I evo rocket (with “special wings”), ESA’s Vega evo rocket (with “special wings”), NASA’s X-43a experimental vehicle with “special rocket”, Aurora SR-91 experimental vehicle, REL’s (Reactions Engines Limited) Skylon experimental vehicle, XLDron M Gravity mass Space Tourism and more potentials “payloads”.

Designer : Oscar Viñals

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Tuk Tuk is a unique traditional transportation that you can find in many Asian cities such as Bangkok, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, etc., unfortunately, they also contribute to urban pollution and high fuel costs. Terra Motors have an idea to replace this vehicle with an electric version, it will certainly reduce polluting vehicles on the streets. This eTricycle features blue-and-white color scheme, modern and stylish version of the old Tuk Tuk. It is powered by a lithium-ion battery which can travel 30 miles/hour for every 2-hour charge. The overall dimension is just less than 11-feet long and steered with handlebars, well, just like the traditional one.

The company is hoping to be the world’s top eTricycle maker since there’s not one company in Asia that mass produces these types of vehicles.

From : Terra Motors

Peugeot Scooter 2++ was born out of the intention to provide two wheeled scooter customers with better safety and storage. These designers had found and analyzed the issues of these vehicles such as storage, safety, theft, and security, they also took into account the constraints of drivers who refuse to ride 2-wheeled vehicles.

Having identified these issues, they have come up with good solutions which answers many questions of safety, protection against stealing and damage, and storage. All these concerns have allowed them to design Peugeot Scooter 2++ concept which is a niche vehicle. It has the advantages of a car for storage and protection, but also the benefits of two wheels in size to adapt to urban traffic. This eco-friendly electric vehicle can be one of the solutions for the future micro urban mobility.

Designers : Aurelien Lemere, Christophe Gueneugues, Han Dinh, Gauthier Richard, Pierrick Huart,

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With the challenges of global warming and rising fuel crisis, we need an alternative to fossil fuel-powered vehicles. Most Indians are still reluctant to change from fuel powered vehicles to electric one and this action has impacted the electric vehicle market. Future Personal Transportation System project has been designed to answer that challenge which hopefully can help the country in transition to more eco-friendly form of transportation.

Designer : Sanu K R

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BeeHive Concept is the future vision of mega cities in 2030 by Yuhan Zhang. It’s an intelligent rental truck system that offers solutions to our existing problems: traffic jam, energy waste, parking lot, and many more. Yuhan has envisioned that in the future, city transportation system will be divided into 3 different tracks:

• Overground highway for high speed cars
• Ground for pedestrians and low speed vehicles
• Underground for subway

BeeHive concept proposes 2 main possible scenarios in the future:

Hive center
The Hive center is a base for parking and dispatching Bee trucks. There are many hive centers lines along the highway like chain store, saved parking space in the city.

Bee Truck
It is automated driving rental truck hired by customers through internet. Bee truck has two runing modes: High-speed mode which moves fast below the highway with electric magnetic power and Low-speed mode where the bee truck can land on the ground to deliver cargo to the person. Bees can only run in low speeds on ground for the safety of the pedestrian. When mission is accomplished, the Bee truck will search for the nearest hive center to rest while waiting for next job.

Designer : Yuhan Zhang

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What a cool concept we’ve found here, Novel folding kettle. This patent pending concept features foldable kettle with simple design and minimum shape that allows you to simply keep it in the back of your pocket of your pants or toss it in your travel bag. The ergonomic exterior body design with special heatproof plastic material makes it easy to hold and safe to touch even when heated to the boiling point. The interior material is made of 100% silicone, thus, allowing its horizontal folding mechanism. Bayonet adapter is used to connect to electric power.

Magnetic elements are incorporated into the body of Novel folding kettle, both at the lid and adapter, this design allows you to pack the kettle in simple and safe way while providing its fixation into operating or storage position towards the magnetic base. Trust us, it doesn’t require that much space to keep this device, similar to SlickBoil collapsible kettle.

Designer : Stanislav Sabo

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Earning its name from the roman god of the sun, the Apollo E-Bike expresses the identity of the Solsonica brand trough the chromatic composition and the logotype featured on its main frame. The “Italian Flag Badge” reinforces the national origin, assuming the Apollo as an unmistakable Italian Design product. Designed for a daily urban use, Apollo E-Bike introduces an innovative folding system, easily adapting it to any situation where space economy matters.

Equipped with a detachable 260Wh LiFePO4 battery, a 250W In-wheel Motor and a Dynamo (for energy recovery), Apollo E-bike is able to reach a top speed of 25km/h with a maximum range of 60km in full-electric mode. One button click away and its user can choose between two other modes (Hybrid and Pedal) extending the overall range.

Designers : Pedro Almeida and Ricardo Fonseca

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μcar (read : mjukar) is an electric vehicle typology for the city as part of this automotive designer PhD research. The μcar is a feasible alternative to car within cities (reducing typical problems linked to pollution, pedestrian safety and traffic congestion).

The main goal of the μcar is maximizing adaptability for different urban scenarios and individuals, while improving the feasibility of existing electric powertrain technologies. This double goal translates into an exposed vehicle architecture that is both modular and lightweight. Moreover, this city car would be road legal too (quadricycle, categories L6e and L7e), with a body structure that would equal the levels of protection offered in conventional cars.

Designer : Dr Lino Vital García-Verdugo

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EntaStudio has come up with new concept electric minibus that will go all the way on your journey. The two founders of EntaStudio, Oktay Türkoglu and Ramazan Kaya, have interesting explanation about their latest concept of future vehicle design. As we know, currently there are quite great demands for electric vehicles for better environment, this including in these designers country, Turkey. Supported by auto manufacturers for electric vehicle technology, this concept electric minibus has been designed to adapt to transportation needs in the society such as eco-friendly vehicle, minimum energy usage yet with maximum power.

Designer : EntaStudio

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In the underground mining industry, few good solutions exist for personnel transport and service utility vehicles, and even fewer for ambulances. Dispatch utility vehicle fulfills the current need for a specialized solution that addresses the needs of personnel transport, emergency ambulance, and service utility vehicle for the underground mine environment; all in one vehicle, maximizing use of the vehicle and freeing up space in the mine.

Dispatch Utility Vehicle does not have a designated front end, allowing it to drive right up to an emergency site or tight work space and not have to back out or turn around; the driver switches the driver console to the other end of the vehicle. The mobile driver console can be attached at either end of the vehicle and used remotely when needed, and also operates the overhead crane – integrated into the roof structure.

Designer : William van Beek

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Volteis V+ is an electric vehicle that has been designed with “less and more” concept in mind. They are two words that are used to describe this unidentified rolling object by Philippe Starck and conceived by Volteis. This is clearly a minimalist and simple vehicle, a completely different approach to futuristic electric vehicles that have been shown off by most automotive industries. It’s an attempt to answer the need of lightweight and minimalist eco transport for those who are looking to travel light and different.

“I wanted to offer an alternative. A different answer to return to the minimalist definition of a vehicle. A simple vehicle. Almost a child’s play. With 4 wheels. A steering wheel. And electricity. A vehicle just here to transport. Transport us and our business. Almost nothing.

To have more. More humanity. More respect. More choices to show that we care about our environment.” Ph.S

Designer : Philippe Starck

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Snake futuristic car was inspired by the flexibility of snake’s bone that allows it to move smoothly through narrow tunnels. In this way, when you’re driving in narrow streets, you can easily move forward sneaking around other vehicles smoothly. This unique car adapts to different kinds of road, it is a problem solving for parking, remember how a snake curls up when asleep, this car does the same when parked. Utilizing stretchable materials, trunk space will no longer be limited by the volume of the container, just like a snake swallowing its prey.

The bionic design makes Snake futuristic car unique, natural and innovative concept resembles the bone and skin of a snake. Driver can enjoy the freedom to smoothly move between vehicles or narrow spaces.

Designer : Liwen He

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In 2014, you’ll be able to enjoy riding Smart eScooter because according to Dr. Joachim Schmidt, Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing of Mercedes-Benz Cars, this electric vehicle will be ready. This transportation is part of Smart mobility concept for urban mobility in the future, you probably already heard about Smart fortwo and Smart ebike back in 2010. At that time those vehicles were just concept, but thankfully this automotive company is now consistently turning those concepts to reality. You can get smart fortwo electric drive in summer 2012 and soon Smart ebike.

Smart eScooter is currently at the stage of being developed and refined further, the final product will have stylish design with many innovative features and genuinely smart. All vehicle series from Smart are zero-emission vehicles that provide fun electric travel, they answer the need of individual urban mobility.

Cool futuristic Frog eBike has been designed to celebrate the heritage of motorcycle design while looking at the bright future of electric transportation technologies. Every since bicycle was born like almost 200 years ago, designers and manufacturers have done impressive evolution to bring this two-wheeled transportation to the next level. Motorcycle was developed as the result from those efforts and continues to evolve as well. In these recent years, we have been facing the normalization of electric vehicles, it’s normal to see this technology to be integrated on the state of two-wheeled transportation design.

Designer : Frog Design

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