Urban Cart makes you feel like riding a real horse cart

By Naresh KumarChauhan /Dec 2 2010

Increasing traffic jams and pollution are two major problems that make cities a worse place to live in, not only in developing but also in developed nations worldwide. Inspired by the horse jockey, Chinese designer Guo Fu has come up with a personal vehicle that apart from reducing energy consumption also helps in neutralizing carbon emissions in urban environment. Hailed as “Urban Cart,” the personal vehicle needs very less material, in comparison to regular automobiles, which can be manufactured entirely in a bicycle factory. Combining aesthetics and detailing of conventional horse carts with modern technology, the urban cart makes you feel like riding a real horse cart.

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[Thanks Guo]

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