Déjà présenté sur TrendsNow pour ses très belles séries « Leda and The Swan » et « Promised Land« , un petit retour sur les travaux du créatif adNAU aka Tino Schaedler avec cet intéressant concept de véhicule électrique se voulant être une extrapolation futuriste des mini-vans et autres combi Volkswagen. Baptisé « ECCO » et conçu pour être à la fois un moyen de transport et un habitat provisoire, découvrez tous les détails de cet excellent concept en images dans la suite !

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Description originale

ECCO – A zero-emissions mobile living solution by NAU | Future Design Series no. 5. Since their introduction, automobiles have been a source of passion and meanings as individual as their drivers. Today they are often associated with luxury, performance or safety, but the Ecco aims to remind us they can still be about freedom. Following on the heels of design classics like the Airstream or VW camper van, the Ecco gets passengers to their destination, and becomes a temporary home when they get there. Compact, stylish and aerodynamic while on the road; when it is parked, the Ecco expands to provide a level of space and comfort that its forebearers could only dream of. The exterior is a harmonious blend of precision aluminum and glass. Its direct and sculptural form cheats the wind while pleasing the eye. While a bit wider than its Volkswagen predecessor, the Ecco’s form is more aerodynamic, and the vehicle rides closer to the ground. The result is vastly improved interior volume, wonderful sight-lines for all passengers, and less wind resistance to boot. As an all-electric vehicle, the Ecco has no emissions of its own, and can be quickly charged at a standard 240V station. But when used for extended living purposes, even where no electricity is available, its built-in photovoltaic panels and solar sail roof mean that it can cut out the middle man, and charge directly from the sun. The Ecco’s promise:  Zero emissions.  Zero guilt.  Unlimited space to dream.

Dimensions
Length: 4.62m
Width: 2.55m
Height: 1.97m
Weight: 1,600kg (3527lbs)
Occupancy: 5 persons

Construction
Envelop: sealed aluminum skin (clearcoat & black lacquer)
Integrated thin-film photovoltaic cellson roof & expansion membrane
Unibody all aluminum chassis

Power
Photovoltaic generation: 1.1kW
Charge time (240V): 8 hours
Electric Motors (combined): 127hp

More about adNAU

adNAU is the Los Angeles & New York based affiliate of design collective NAU (nau.coop), focused on design & direction for advertising, events and entertainment. From stylish events to the dream worlds that film and visual effects can readily supply, they blur the boundaries between the physical and virtual. Fluidly combining elements of filmic and virtual architecture with narratives to help produce powerful, distinctive branding and experiences. adNAU unites ADG nominated production designer Tino Schaedler with visual effects designer & director Oliver Zeller, whose combined credits include work for over two dozen Fortune 100 companies and Hollywood feature films. They are joined by Pia Habekost, former architect & designer at Zaha Hadid & Imaginary Forces, and their NAU colleagues, architects Michael Brown and Jean-Lucien Gay.

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