# Community Car Ferries Shared Solutions for Energy-Efficient Personal Transportion By Katie Cordrey | Published 2009-02-21 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/community-car-ferries-shared-solutions-for-personal-transportion-lift References: [evtransports](http://www.evtransports.com/proposal/Time_is_of_the_essence_executive_summary_web.pdf) & [blogs.edmunds](http://blogs.edmunds.com/greencaradvisor/2009/01/electric-vehicle-promoter-lays-out-radical-transportation-system-for-us-cities.html) Tony Locricchio, an Hawaii attorney and electric-vehicle proponent, would like to use a LiFT, actually more than one. LiFT is the acronym for Land Integrated Ferry Transporter and it’s just a part of Locricchio’s scheme to put the USA on a more [efficient energy trajectory](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/treo). The scheme involves using [small electric cars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/toyota-ftme) called Near Cars. [Easy to change battery packs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lithiumion-battery-fires) would power them. They could be driven independently at low speeds, or taken longer distances quickly by the LiFT, a sort of mass mini-car transport. In order to meet all transportation needs, communities could share a fleet of these small cars as well as larger SUV-type vehicles. You can learn more about the proposal by reading the entire document, *[Time is of the Essence, Changing America’s Transportation and Power Alternatives, A plan for the bailout of US Citizens](http://www.evtransports.com/proposal/Time_is_of_the_essence_executive_summary_web.pdf),* online. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.7/10 - Popularity: 28% | Activity: 15% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Shared Electric Car Services:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing platforms for communities to share a fleet of small electric cars for efficient personal transportation. - **Battery Swapping Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating easy-to-change battery packs for electric cars to enable quick and convenient vehicle charging. - **Mass Mini-car Transport:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Designing a system for transporting small electric cars together, allowing for efficient long-distance travel. ### Where This Applies - **Electric Vehicle:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Advancing the development of small electric cars with longer battery life and improved range. - **Shared Mobility:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Building platforms and services for community-based car sharing, facilitating efficient utilization of vehicles. - **Renewable Energy:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrating renewable energy sources into electric vehicle charging infrastructure for eco-friendly transportation. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Electric Public Transport Networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-public-transport-network.md) - [Elevating Skybridge Bus Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/xferry-bus.md) - [Large Electric Sustainable Ferries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/incat-tasmania.md) - [Innovative Maritime Transportation Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/maritime-transportation-system.md) - [Hydrofoiling Electric Boats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hydrofoiling-electric-boats.md) - [Last-Mile Transportation Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fastport-equad.md) - [Energy-Hauling Battery Tankers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/battery-tanker.md) - [Autonomous Timber Transportation Shuttles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/timber-shuttle.md) - [Magnetic Wall-Scaling Electric Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trois-mobility-concept.md)