Bamgoo: A working electric car made out of bamboo
When most auto designers sit down at the drafting table, their mind immediately sets out to construct an sleek, efficient, and safe vehicle that anyone could enjoy -- because that's what they were taught in design school. But wait, by promoting vehicle safety, doesn't that effectively lower the risks involved and thereby encourage more driving? Shouldn't eco-friendly vehicles be made as unsafe as possible in order to promote mass transit, biking, etc.?As best I can tell, that was the thought process behind the "Bamgoo" car. This all-electric 1-seater weighs 130lbs, gets 30 miles between charges, and immediately collapses into an eco-friendly coffin should you ever get in a fender bender. OK, I made that last part up. The design -- as much of a death trap as it may be -- is a really cute and eco-friendly concept car developed by Kyoto University.
As we all know, bamboo is a fast-growing renewable building material, so it can basically make any design more eco-friendly and lightweight. Heck, you could build a chainsaw out of bamboo and call it eco-friendly these days and you just get some brownie points.
[via Gizmodo]
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