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Wtf is the title on about. Its an art project and absurdly impractical as a car.
Almost like all the things mentioned in the title are brought together in the art he made. I don't remember the title saying practical car alternative.
Not really sustainable?
Part of sustainability is being content with less and this art can be seen as a literal embodiment of that ethos.
He took an old car. Modernized it. Hence making something old and sustaining it into modernity.
How does that not tip over when you turn?
Just stick the leg out the door in tight turns
That's the neat part—you don't [turn].
People doing this are mad. Fucking insane.
By keeping the speeds low.
From the article:
"Power comes from a modest electric motor, thought to be sourced from an e scooter and powered by a 24 V battery, pushing the car to about 15 km/h (9 mph) with an approximate 25 km (15 mi) range."
That's even slower than my actual e-scooter... no thanks.
I'm surprised it didn't fall over when he opened the door
Yeah, a motorcycle tilts as you turn so you stay stable. This looks like it would just fall over.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commuter_Cars_Tango
Not sure, but this is an example of an incredibly narrow car that had a pretty reasonable top speed
Some of the claims seem... un reasonable but it would have to be relatively stable to hit highway speeds
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He turned a 1993 Fiat Panda into a 1993 Flat Panda.
Uplifting? Why?
Despite being too narrow for legal road use and only offering toy car speeds
OP just spams articles utubepublisher dot in
It’s bot posted crap and people are blindly engaging with it. Lemmy is going to end up like Reddit, I fear.
No comment history, and only posts content from a few sites. Definitely fishy.
Not to mention hilarity. Cool project though.
Cool as a tech piece I guess and a 'look at this, and my skills'. Man's definitely skilled.
But just get an electric motorcycle if you want to be eco-friendly.
I would say "electric motorcycle doesn't have a roof, meaning no cover from the elements" but that guy can't roll up the windows so he's probably not worried about that.
Besides, are their cheap electric motorcycles? I feel like a used Nissan Leaf would be a better form of transit and eco friendly.
Someday the car brains might invent bicycles, at this rate.
Electric bobsled more like. I would have the fear of god in me for any turn faster than 10km/h. Straight paths or banked turns would be fun though.
Neat, but wrong com: This thing is not road legal or practical.
Ride a bike, walk, or take public transport if you want sustainable transportation!
Looks like the kind of thing you'd drive in a parade.
Every once in a while the driver's feet come out the bottom, he reaches his hands out the windows, and he picks the car up like it's a dress being kept out of a puddle.
Now drive it over a slightly slanted road.
Clarkson will be proud.
Anyone ever had nostalgia for a Fiat Panda?
You seem to assume that newer cars are all better. I can tell you, only in part.
Not at all, I own a 2003 Honda. But Fiat Pandas were shit at the time!
How the hell does that not just tip over taking a turn?
Is this a joke? First minor accident and that dude is toast. This is a guy fucking around not creating the next great invention
This car would do fine in cities that primarily commute with motorcycles and bicycles.
The fact this car would be toast in some countries speaks more to its car dependency infrastructure, creeping vehicle sizes, dangerously high front end heights, and extraneous emotional support trucks.
It would flip onto it's side the first time you tried to turn at all.
Coffin shaped so he can be buried in it with no fuss over prep
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