The two-seater ZIV or Zero Impact Vehicle concept has been designed to offer a greener life style for busy urban environment by using recycled or reclaimed materials only. This futuristic vehicle is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell that generates water only as the final mechanical waste that can be collected in a holding tank for later use. The motionless rim design makes the vehicle unique where the tire travels around the rim by utilizing maglev train like magnets that controls all propulsion and braking functions. Being placed right under the time, the levitation magnets act as shock absorbers too. Balance on rough terrain is achieved through more powers on the magnets by the fuel cell and zero radius turning can be done with ZIV because of its two tires design, making it easier to park and navigate on busy city streets.
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The Vayro is a future track concept to meet the increasing freight requirement of long-distance road haulage for the year of 2020. The design incorporates high capacity semi-trailers towed by the tractor to ensure greater productivity by large quantity of freight at a time. The sleek profile of the truck ensures minimal air resistance and the suspensions have been designed to automatically lower the whole combination by 4 inches from the drive height at speed above 55 miles/hr. The truck is powered by a hydrogen-fuelled internal combustion engine and features a power-split transmission that transmits the power electrically through an included electric generator or through a typical driveline.
Surprisingly, the truck can initiate proper countermeasures when required, such as applying the break force to avoid an imminent accident or preventing changing a lane if a collision may occur as a result. If an accident occurs, however, it takes measures to protect the road users and the driver too. The overall length of the combination is 123 feet that can carry a gross of 182,000 pounds.
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The air alien ship is a green helicopter concept that offers a range of flying opportunities by comprising a large electric motor and a stator with two large electromagnetic rings. The Two giant fuel tanks filled with hydrogen and oxygen are laid under the floor that generates the required electricity. The concept integrates two propellers with permanent magnetic wings running in the opposite direction independently and contains a detachable ring that provides stability. With its magnetic levitation, the propellers produce very little noise to ensure an ideal safari or panorama flight.
The complete operation of the helicopter is controlled through the computer. When the helicopter is lifted above the ground, the four feet takes the position for flying and works as leg flaps and when landing, the feet acts as landing gears. The angle of legs are the key factor for generating speed and to turn left or right, the pilot accelerates one of the two propellers. Most f the elements are made of carbon fiber which helps keeping the helicopter incredibly lightweight.
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The Hydrofill is an innovative electronic gadget charging solution that utilizes a hydrogen fuel cell to charge a range of electronic products such as mobile phones, ipods, cameras, and many more. This palm-size, ultra-portable charger extracts hydrogen from water and features two special metal alloy made cartridge including highly convenient home refilling station set to store the hydrogen in solid state.
Unlike traditional compressed tanks, this refillable container contains very low pressure inside, making the device the most practical and safest means of storing hydrogen. The hydrogen making procedure is simple, just fill water and plug it into a wall-socket or a solar panel, once the cartridges are full with solid state hydrogen, remove it and place into the charging device that can charge any electric device through USB port.
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The idea of Pholeum transportation unit concept is based on the living cell tissue structure of a plant that can carry organic nutrients to any part of the plant where required. This vehicle has been designed as a personal mobility unit based on an ideal transportation means for mega-cities, which has made riding this eco-friendly car just equivalent to a bike down the street.
The minimalist interior features control steering pod, a mimicking game like control where brake and gas paddles embedded close to the steering wheel, offering next generation driving environment. The wheels are fully immersed with rubberized tire with independent spoke arrangement that allows the wheels to absorb the road bumps without having used the suspensions. Moreover, the out of the body wheel base has added few extra with the innovative look that the car already has with its clear body shell and green house like design.
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