Eco Factor: Concept vehicle for the year 2020 designed to run on electromagnetic wheels.
Working to design cars for the future, Indian auto designer Nanish K R has come up with a car design aimed to revolutionize transport in the year 2020. The simple, yet stylish car is powered by four independent electromagnetic wheels, which allows the car to do without a conventional powertrain.
The wheels of this zero-emission car are made up of two sliding rings, one of which is the electromagnet and the other is a permanent one. The electromagnet gets powered by the lithium-ion batteries installed on the vehicle’s chassis and gets the same polarity as the permanent magnet. This creates a repulsive force between the rings which is then converted into motion.
While braking, the opposite poles of the magnets face each other and the attractive force generated as a result is used to stop the vehicle. The body panels of the car are made from polycarbonate to keep the vehicle’s weight to a minimum. The car also carries rearview mirrors, LED lamps and a touchscreen controlled on the dashboard.
Via: AutoMotto
I like the concept, I would want it to look more like a sports car, this style has the ”SMUG” look to it.
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i don’t really mind that it looks like a swollen bug. my only objections are that it’s not very aerodynamically streamlined, and it looks tall enough to be prone to rollovers.
You guys are missing the point. The interesting part of this is the actual wheels and how they move and are powered. The body of the car doesn’t matter.
But personally I drew a concept for electromagnetic propulsion for cars when I was 11. I still have the notebook I wrote it in.
You guys are missing the point. The interesting part of this is the actual wheels and how they move and are powered. The body of the car doesn’t matter.
But personally I drew a concept for electromagnetic propulsion for cars when I was 11. I still have the notebook I wrote it in.
Wait, how does this work? 0o
Namely, how would the electromagnet spin a wheel?
I want to do this for my science fair but can’t think of a way to make it work =/
2 Andy Liang:
Check on how the European magnetic trains are running on rails, same stuff, just round and not linear.
Overall expression: I wishe they would do more design of the interior, seems pretty dull. Here at Woodview Automotive we are working on dash kits pretty often so i try to keep up with latest interior design trends. But the exterior is good, hi5!
