Open-Source car set to debut at Geneva Motor Show

Auto Blog: EV/Plug-in , Geneva Motor Show , Green Daily Click above for a gallery of the EDAG Light Car – Open Source Exactly what is an open-source car? According to German design firm EDAG, it’s a concept car for the future that any firm is able to refine as it sees fit, and the first version of the Light Car – Open Source is set to debut at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show in March. The basic bones of the concept are suitably futuristic, with a structure made from basalt fiber, which is like carbon fiber but cheaper and fully recyclable, and organic LEDs under the glass-like outer skin that can be shaped any way the user pleases. Those LEDs make up the interior cockpit, headlamps and the entire rear hatch, which can be used as a billboard to communicate with other motorists. What would power the car of the future? Electricity, of course, and the Light Car uses a set of hub-mounted electric motors and a lithium ion battery pack that’s said to allow for a range of 93 miles (150 kilometers). We’ll keep our eyes peeled for future iterations of this open-source project and will see if we can’t get some live shots of the concept from Geneva. Gallery: EDAG Light Car – Open Source [Source: EDAG] Continue reading Open-Source car set to debut at Geneva Motor Show Open-Source car set to debut at Geneva Motor Show originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green

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Open-Source car set to debut at Geneva Motor Show