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Humancar powered entirely by passengers – the green taxi option for 2010?

Posted on 01. Feb, 2008 by Jonathan Cherry in Technology

This strange, bathtub-with-wheels is in fact an innovative new vehicle that could represent the future of environmentally -friendly transportation.

The Humancar is best described as a giant bicycle, which looks like a car. So it has all the eco-friendly bonuses of a cycle, but all the protection and passenger seating of a standard motorcar.

It’s planned for launch on Earth Day 2008 and will cost $15 000 [+- R105 000 - slightly more expensive than Lance Armstrong's personally autographed bike] and apparently trundles along at 50km/h.

Damn expensive and bloody slow, but it’s a start. The way our national soccer team plays the game, it may be a good idea to get a whole load of these things to transport international attendees of the 2010 World Cup around. At least it’ll take the focus off our woeful efforts on the field.

More: Humancar: Ready for Prime Time – Treehugger
Website: Humancar.com