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Toyota Concept Runs off Pollution

2057 Biomobile

— October 17, 2007 — Autos
Toyota has released images of the Biomobile Concept car, a very futuristic vehicle with incredible capabilities.

Unlike cars of today, the 2057 Toyota will run off of pollution, rather than emit it.

"The Biomobile extracts pollution from the air to utilize as an energy source, though we're unclear as to what the byproduct of that process is - more pollution? Like many entrants for 2007 LA Auto Show Design Challenge, the Biomobile is also able to change form. It's maleable structure is able to contract and extend to create a low-slung performance car, upright urban commuter or even a living space. And check out those wheels, which Toyota says are made out of nano-lasers."

The BioMobile looks like some kind of Transformer meets Alien hybrid, but the sleek shape becomes appealingly majestical when I concentrate on the alternate image of robotified Panthers it evokes.

The dark steely images are infused with blasts of electric neon colours, which are meant to represent the wheels made of nano-lasers! This concept is a real treat for the eye, and unforgettable for anyone whose seen it.

Unfortunately, the design is still only in a sketched stage, but the great technology of computer graphics help paint a very vivid image.
Trend Themes
1. Pollution-powered Vehicles - The concept of utilizing pollution as an energy source presents disruptive innovation opportunities for the automotive industry to develop more sustainable and eco-friendly transportation solutions.
2. Shape-shifting Vehicles - The ability of vehicles to change form, like the Biomobile Concept car, opens up possibilities for disruptive innovation in creating versatile and adaptable transportation options.
3. Nanotechnology in Auto Manufacturing - The use of nano-lasers in manufacturing components like wheels in the Biomobile Concept car showcases the potential for disruptive innovation in integrating nanotechnology into the automotive industry.
Industry Implications
1. Automotive - The automotive industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities by developing pollution-powered vehicles and incorporating shape-shifting technologies into future car designs.
2. Renewable Energy - The concept of using pollution as an energy source in vehicles presents disruptive innovation opportunities for the renewable energy industry to develop advanced technologies that can harness and convert pollution into usable energy.
3. Advanced Materials - The incorporation of nano-lasers in manufacturing components for vehicles, as seen in the Biomobile Concept car, highlights disruptive innovation opportunities for the advanced materials industry to create high-performance and sustainable materials for various applications.
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