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that´s so cool! Simple and complex at the same time… That´s a good design! Congrats

wonderful design. Where can I buy one?

We are looking for a solution to transport varying amounts of AV equipment across campus. This would be PERFECT! Please contact me with any further pricing/availability info at:

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Thanks!

Why is he illegal parked ?

A very nice design.Can be used as utility car also.

Awesome!

I do wonder what’s the maximum weight you can put in the cabin and/or handled by the CarGo on different modes.

In “Compact Mode” one could modify the cargo pod to house a couple sets of golf clubs. Thus making this vehicle as a stylish contender over traditional golf carts.

Thanks KwangErn.

Theoretically it is intended for light payloads but the vehicle would also have an in-built weight scale that can automatically alter the angle of the cargo pod for weight distribution. The pick-up truck mode would naturally carry larger / heavier cargo more securely, however the exact limitations would be based on quality of build and materials making it very difficult to guess.

I’d like to think its max weight carrying capabilities would be similar to something else of its size e.g. a large golf buggy

Woah! I saw this one about a week ago!

This is a fantastically designed vehicle, so multi-functional… i want one!

I do agree, this does seem to be quite a thoughtful design

Wow. A vehicle concept that actually makes sense for once, with an excellent presentation to boot.

I gotta tip my hat to the designer.

Thanks for all your comments guys

This is so grate! I would like to have smth like this!

Wow – I Love it!
I hope your concepts become reality some day soon!

I like compact size. It’s green power?

this is an awesome concept it is awesome what you find when you stumble

I donno about the concept, looks a little flimsy to me.

but I have to hand to whoever did the context renderings.
very good work!

i need

this is a really clever design…i wish i had one. it’s clear that alot of thought has gone into it!

Good job!

Simple but powerful

Those rear wheels would be useless. You can’t link the powertrain up to it, and brake lines might not flex the amount asked for. The frame also seems to telescope, which takes away the strength in the frame when you need it most, which is pickup mode.

Where’s the engine and fuel tank? If electric, where’s the battery pack? How would rear visibility work?

There’s also the question of what securely locks it in each position, as well as the sliding mechanism for the bed.

This looks pretty fashionable not too functional. How are you supposed to replace parts on a thing like this?? Seriously. I’d never buy it.

IMHO..
The key to innovation is in being able to buy it as well as add to it and fix it yourself cheaply. Quickly is another story but that could be how people get jobs!

I like this idea. i hope you can develop it and make it a reality. If you manage to I’ll be one of the first in the queue for one. An ‘All Wheel Drive’ might be a good development for it too.

cool. I saw an idea just like this in a scott robertson book. nice idea. but i would question if it would be very useful at that size.. how much weight could it carry? and what happens to it in a crash?

Hey Adam, I loved your concept design! Truly a great step towards better city deliveries and a cleaner Earth.

The design is quite unique and has a very quasi-futuristic style. I also enjoyed your artists touch to the Brand of the car

What would a close guess be as to how much funding do you need in order to get a fully-functional prototype of your CarGo?

you dreamt it, showed it to me and i like it. so now build it already!

Hmm. these look stylish, but I don’t know.. They don’t look safe? I would be very cautious in one of these flies

I love it. Not sure the earth can sustain the concept that we feel is “safe” any more. Maybe the safety of the future will depend more on our actions and not that everybody have a tank to drive around in.

Not an amazing design looks like i have seen that kind of design in Armageddon,And the idea of transforming it to a Cargo is really good but not the design

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Working out was pleasant to me. And I, perhaps, would buy such car. But at us in Russia the electromobile is not actual yet, problems with accumulator gymnastics in road therefore are possible.

That’s cool! I need one..

Typical courier, parked in a disabled bay while loading!

Adam, excellent design, and soars over the concerns voiced here. The disappointed disappear. I wish I did have development funds. I think the idea would be to sell the design to an existing company. Think cars would be the best first shot as the cab design is similar, and they have already worked through many of the safety concerns.
VERY well thought out and realistic. I hope you get credit when these or their progeny are actually on the road – I have NO doubt they one day will be.

I wish I could have a limo like that. Can you imagine a small car that expands to fit more passengers in it?

Wow, this is a great design. Hope it becomes a reality in the near future and we will see these vehicles around every corner.

reminds me of the smart car , and it would not stand a car accident , but it is a great design.

Great concept, but the thing that gets forgotten is how are you going to cool the interior since your encased is a glass globe pretty much.

I noticed one of your mock up pictures shows a vehicle parked in the striped zone of a handicapped spot. What jerk thought that was a good idea? Obviously you have never had to load/unload a person w/ a wheelchair. The stripes are not DELIVERY loading and unloading zone. They’re there so you can safely get a person out of a wheelchair w/out running into the car beside you. Shame on you for promoting the idea that they are for delivery people!

cool!! i like the concept

This is so cool. I’d love to buy one or have just the plans to make one.

that concept is so cool, excellent.

Someone has watched GiTs, look up tachikomas

Wow. When can I get one and where? What a hot little car.

Adam,

Great concept, and great renderings. It’s this kind of thinking that the planet needs for future, sustainable transport.

Any chance that you’d consider designing a pedal-powered motor-assisted version like Ecocabs? For in-town, short distance deliveries? Maybe not practical, but would give the driver a good workout.

http://www.ecocabs.ie/index.html

great concept would be ideal for university campus and maanaged gated communities.
could the joint between the axles be expanded to change from a normal to a pickup?

Fantastic well thought out, good luck with getting it into production.
We need more thinking like this.

Actually, if this was done right with carbon fiber and polycarbonate glass plus a good steel cage around the driver, it might be possible to make this design quite crash-worthy. I’d put in some sort of air bag system that cushioned the driver from all sides but again, with the right paddingand the right materials, even a small vehicle like this could have a cab that was the safest thing on the road. I’m not sure where the lines cross on the graph between cost savings for a smaller vehicle and extra expenses for high-tech materials but it’s a great concept. Check out the electric wheel at http://www.solomontechnologies as an innovative drive system that might work well with this.

The concept and design are both economic and practical for close distance delivery. What is the top speed or advisable speed for such a vehicle? It looks like such a vehicle should not be allowed to drive too fast, as it could easily tip over.
If you made it with wider axles, bigger wheels and with the cabin lower to the ground, it would be much safer. Safety in my opinion is a key issue, not to be overlooked.

That is the silliest thing I have ever seen. Less silly when you consider how incredibly dangerous it would be if you got in to even the most minor accident. This highly over blown global warming scare is making us less safe.

this is a very brilliant idea, i like this

cool concept !!
i guess pickup truck mode gives the most space.
i’d loved to see them on the street.

Superb, impressive idea to bring a new era of urban pick-up design. Plus it is so cute!!!

I truly look forward to the future.

I’d buy one.

Add a few more options for the rear module, and I’d really REALLY want one. A passenger space, for example. Something with two seats (one front, one rear), enclosed against the weather and with proper safety systems.

The idea being: you can use tthe vehicle to drop the kids off at school, then stop by yoru home, swap to the cargo module in a few easy steps, and do the weekly shopping.

Super super design!!! But its so sad! We had a project for Transport design, and my concepts and sketches came out very similar to this!! So annoying. Very hard to design something good that hasn’t been done before.

I work on a corporate campus with 18 buildings. Currently mail, A/V, catering, maintenance, security etc. are handled by a variety of vehicles, some of which seem inappropriate for their purpose (or our climate). This seems like an elegant and appropriate solution for most of these applications.

so futuristic, but really cool idea I could see it working

Always loved vehicule design.
This looks really workable – looks like you could mix the electric drives from the UK company that designed the electric Mini (http://www.pmlflightlink.com/)with the Piaggo leaning system to make it work (http://www.gizmag.com/go/5644/).
Perhaps a possible market for this would be organ or blood deliveries that don’t need a lot of space…?
I saw your boat in a design magasine I got here (Paris, France) – fantastic! I hope to see that some day in Cannes.
Best regards,
Vladimir