Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Ideas whose time has probably not come back


Three German auto makers have announced a new version of the Trabant. Remember that emblem of Soviet engineering - gas guzzling and horrible. The joke in Eastern Europe was "How do you double the value of a Trabi(the nickname for the car)?" Answer - "Add a gallon of gas."

Well these brilliant entrepreneurs have announced that they will produce a new Trabi which is electric. Based on the earlier engineering designs and this picture, it is unclear how long the extension cord will be. Actually the device at the back could be a trailer which would carry along the generator to run the thing. Even with that I still wonder how long the optional extension cord will be.

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