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XP Vehicles Inflatable Cars

Posted on Jun 3, 08 09:39 AM PDT

XP Vehicles Inflatable Cars

XP Vehicles has the bright idea of selling inflatable cars to the masses, and these vehicles will be powered by batteries or fuel cells. It might sound as though it will be extremely subsceptible to punctures, but apparently XP Vehicles will be using the same material that NASA uses in its airbags for Mars Rovers' landings, which means you will be able to shrug off pins and sharp objects on the road without much worry. Since it is so light, it apparently can travel for up to 2,500 miles on a single charge. Assembly of this £2,500 package will take around two hours on average, which ain't too shabby. I wonder whether this will be able to survive in an accident with another vehicle made out of, you know, actual steel.

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By the future , 08/07/08 9:56 PM (CommentID #770069)


great idea...when will they be ready? can you drive on the highway? I dont know if this will solve the oil problem completely because we use most of our oil for heating and plastics...

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By wkguy , 13/06/08 7:29 PM (CommentID #724270)


Absolutely. You should be able to have a large trunk and room for two and I see no reason why this vehicle can't be upgraded to 4 or 5 passengers...

Even better, if the 3rd world countries accept this car as their standard, then there won't be nearly the drain on the world oil supplies as are being currently envisioned which is causing the spike of oil prices.

It's high time that our auto manufacturers realize the importance of shifting to electric cars from oil and this will be all the more possible if cars are lighter and still safe...in any case, they must still be safe...

But, the matter is that over 45,000 Americans are killed on our highways every year and far, far more are seriously injured, so perhaps this innovation can help to reduce this carnage as well as hold OPEC at bay...wouldn't that be great?

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By PixelSlave , 04/06/08 7:27 AM (CommentID #711713)


>> I wonder whether this will be able to survive in an accident with another vehicle made out of, you know, actual steel.

Actually, why don't you wonder from the other way around -- what if most cars on the road are made like this one? Oil dependency problems will be gone. Fatal car accidents should go down (hopefully, bubble hitting bubble won't kill as many people as steel hitting steel.)

My only concern is, will I still have a trunk?

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