Thursday 12 June 2014

EXO geodesic electric car





Inhabitat.com: You’ve surely heard about geodesic dome homes by now – but what about geodesic cars? Mauro Fragiotta and Mark Beccaloni drew upon the work of Buckminster Fuller to design EXO – the world’s first all-electric geodesic vehicle. The car’s geometric external chassis features a large number of folds that add strength to the structure while reducing weight and material use. That translates to a light and fast zero-emission vehicle – and yes, in case you’re wondering it’s Hasselhoff and stormtrooper approved.