Review Article
Volume 5 Issue 3
Hugo Gabele* and Luca Ortmann
August 08, 2024
DOI : 10.56831/PSEN-05-149
Abstract
Getting stuck in a traffic jam by car and then not finding a parking space? That's a horror scenario for every car driver!
How easy would it be in a fairytale world? If there is no parking space at your destination, you would simply conjure the car away and then conjure it back when it is needed again. ‘Magic away and magic back’ is the basic idea of LiMo translated into reality. A parking space is no longer needed because the vehicle ‘dissolves’ at its destination. It disassembles into its cabin and chassis modules. The cabin disappears ‘as if from the ground’ by lifting off and docking itself to its own home. The chassis virtually disappears because it can be parked to save space.
LiMo is a completely new living and vehicle concept with the potential to revolutionise urban mobility. It combines the advantages of a private car (own passenger compartment) with the traffic-related benefits of car sharing - all this in a convenient (barrier-free), sustainable (parking spaces become green spaces!) and cost-effective (no underground car parks required) way. The focus is on a multifunctional cabin that is used around the clock, either as a vehicle cabin, as a lift cabin or as a living space extension (mini conservatory).
Keywords: car sharing; sustainable urban mobility; modular vehicle concept
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