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CONCEPT TRUCKS * WORLDWIDE
* Italy - Hybrid overland truck harvests solar energy
Torino,Italy -Ecofriend -24 Feb 2010: -- Designed by Hamid Raza Bekhradi, the OEX is a concept overland truck that promises a visually exciting expedition without compromising on emissions. The concept is designed for the year 2020, in collaboration with Fiat Professional Design Center and IVECO styling office, and focuses to enhance the passenger’s visibility with panoramic seats facing the sides of the road...
(Images: Oex Overland Trucks b 01)The truck also features a lateral extendible balcony with built-in binoculars that allow the passengers to view as well as shoot all around without any obstruction. The OEX is powered by a series-hybrid system that features electric motors assisted by a diesel generator. This extended range electric vehicle also features flexible solar panels that can be unfurled to recharge the batteries on the move...
* Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso 'Truck of the Future' ...
(Photo from roadtransport/big-lorry-blog)...Was snapped at the Brisbane truck show in 2007
* UK - The Leyland TX-450...
(Photo from Biglorryblog)
... Now on the British Commercial Vehicle Museum in Leyland,UK.
* Russia - Renault's roadtrain of the future...
(Photo from roadtransport/big-lorry-blog, by Nikolai)
... Said Nikolai Suslov, from Saint Petersburg, Russia: I can bring you an unique and exclusive preview of Renault's 'Roadtrain for 2020. "My diploma project"...
* Switzerland - Luigi Colani's Concept Truck
These shapely trucks are designed by Luigi Colani the Swiss-German industrial designer, whose concepts have curved; organic forms which he claims are ergonomically superior to traditional designs...
(Photos from casanovacars: Luigi Colani)
... Now who would have thought about making trucks attractive such as these? Normally when we think of trucks, the things that come to mind are either their power and/or their storage capacity. But Luigi Colani thought otherwise and came up with these unique and more often stunning designs...
* Sweden - Futuristic truck-cab concept probably won't thrill Optimus Prime
(Photo from dvice: Scania truck main thumb)
This Scania truck-cab concept from the mind of Adam Palethorpe certainly looks sleek and modern, looking more like an Apple-inspired PC mod than a big rig. It puts glossy finishes and curved surfaces in place of crude, boxy industrialism.
One aspect of Palethorpe's design I do like, however, are the high-tech fenders that show how long the truck's been on the road. A series of lights, clearly visible to other drivers, would indicate the number of hours the truck's been driven in the last 24 hours, and the last time the driver had a break. While truckers might accuse them of being draconian, I see it as essentially putting your money where your mouth is with those "How's my driving" signs...
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