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French future car scrunches down for the perfect parking job
Meet the curious "M.01," otherwise known as the Car for Paris 2030. It's described by its designer Ashley Chichocki as exploring "what is really necessary in a vehicle," and as such it addresses a major issue that cities are facing even today: parking. The M.01 is made of elastic fabrics stretched over a pneumatic framework. When it's in motion, the two-seater car spreads out, giving its passengers more room. After everyone's out, the car contracts in on itself for easy, ultra compact parking that'll also allow several M.01s to stack against one another.
Check out the gallery below for more of Ashley Chichocki's "Car for Paris 2030" design.
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Ashley Chichocki, via The Design Blog
By ahipdude at 6:18 AM ON 08/28/08
Now here's a great idea. You park your car in "scrunched up" mode and come back two hours later to find that not only are you parked in, but you can't "unscrunch" the car to get in! In addition, it's made out of a stretchy fabric. Now you have to scrub your car with a brush to clean it.
Wow, I can't wait to laugh at the French in 2030!
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