This is one of the finalists of Peugeot Design Contest 2008. Most of the designs are are created for environment friendly as this one. You can see the picture above, the car already using solar cell as the car power. But exactly the car powered by an elecric engine in each wheel. The engines are powered by litium-ion batteries located in the trunk. And the solar cell is for additional battery charging only.
The Peugeot 888 is the personal vehicle which can carries two persons and medium amount of luggage. When driving in the city the vehicle has the ability to transform its size. The center of the cars profile has a hydraulic tilting system that rises the car, making the distance between the wheel axis decrease. This results in a rised up cockpit which enhance the drivers traffick overview. The short wheel axis distance will also increase the manouverability in narrow places making the car able to take a sharp u-turn. A short wheel axis distance also makes it easier to find a suitable parking space.
When leaving the city, entering the highway the vehicles requirements alter to ”need for speed” Lowering the vehicle to a closed shape, the car gets a long distance between the wheel axis and a low point of gravity which gives the car stability at high speed. The cockpit lies down and the driver gets a more cruising position.
The seats has got joints that partially follows the cars movements from city-mode to highway-mode.
The name ”888” is illustrated by three numbers, one vertical, one diagonal and one horizontal. The last number creates an infinity symbol, symbolizing the vehicle being environnementaly conscious. The three numbers also symbolize the movement of the car, changing from city mode to highway mode.
Tags: lithium-ion car, Peugeot, Peugeot 888, solar cell, Transformer
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