Rinspeed BamBoo electric concept is world's largest HTC Flyer dock
Talk about your cross promotions. The Rinderknecht-built Rinspeed
BamBoo concept electric car looks to be the stuff of a gadget nerd's
dreams. Unfortunately, that dream resembles a dystopian nightmare
envisioned by a Neal Stephenson novel whereby everything we own is
sponsored, trivial, and slathered in corporate logos. But hey, it's just
a concept, and production vehicles never look like the original idea so anything goes... and we mean anything. To start with, the breadbox-inspired dash features a Siemens VDO display with a docking station in the glovebox for the new HTC Flyer
tablet. The BamBoo dash is flanked by flowery JBL GreenEdge speakers
and the starter key is styled after a Swiss army knife. And if we're not
mistaken, there's a webcam extended off a stalk from the center of the
dash. An interesting piece of work right on down to the cluster of old
school throw switches for the wipers, lights, hazards, etc. But that's
just the cockpit.
The radiator grill has been replaced by an internet-connected
"identiface," developed by Daimler subsidiary MBtech, whereby the
occupant can display any number of messages to onlookers from Facebook
or Twitter, for example, or even the radio station preset you're
currently jamming. The inflatable rear seats are removable as is the
inflatable waterproof roof developed by Tecnotex that doubles as a beach
blanket. The whole kit is powered by a 54 kW electric motor capable of a
120km/h top speed and battery capable of pushing the sporty golf cart
some 105 kilometers before requiring a recharge from an RWE intelligent charging station. Look for it to make its big reveal at the Geneva Motor Show. Until then, head over to Autoblog to feast on their gallery of images with a few choice shots added below.
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