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Hungarian Electric Car Splits Into Two Smaller Cars

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the i-get-the-good-half-in-the-divorce dept.

Lanxon writes to mention that Antro, a Hungarian car manufacturer, is developing a new electric car that can split into two smaller cars. Antro plans to have it on the market by 2012. "The environmentally-conscious company started research back in 2002 and, with backing from various local sponsors, has invested 1.5 million euros in market research and development of a working prototype. The Antro Solo concept is a three-passenger car, with a hybrid drive and solar cells on its roof that the company says could generate enough electricity for up to 20km a day at city speeds. Futuristic looking in itself, the grander plan for the car is much more audacious: Antro intends to allow users to be able to connect two Antro Solos to form a six-passenger Antro Duo. Or perhaps more interesting still, owners of a Duo could split the car into two smaller Solos should Mum have different weekend plans to Dad. Or if they divorce."

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  1. Quasi futuristic styling by sakdoctor · · Score: 5, Funny

    People don't like futuristic looking stuff. If they did, we'd all be wearing white or silver jumpsuits.

    1. Re:Quasi futuristic styling by SEWilco · · Score: 3, Funny

      Someone isn't wearing their silver jumpsuit?

    2. Re:Quasi futuristic styling by Anonymous+Monkey · · Score: 3, Funny

      What, you don't like my jumpsuit...I'll switch to spandex then.

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    3. Re:Quasi futuristic styling by Tablizer · · Score: 3, Funny

      People don't like futuristic looking stuff. If they did, we'd all be wearing white or silver jumpsuits.

      Lady Gaga is certainly putting the world on that track.
           

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  2. To the battle bridge! by Hatta · · Score: 4, Funny

    Great, so now you can separate the saucer section and let the civilians escape while the crew remains on the battle bridge to distract the Romulans.

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    1. Re:To the battle bridge! by zappepcs · · Score: 4, Funny

      This needs to be reported to the EU, it's the DUTCH electric car that is supposed to go halfsies

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  3. What Happens If Only Half Gets Stolen? by WrongSizeGlass · · Score: 1, Funny

    Grand Theft Half Auto?

    1. Re:What Happens If Only Half Gets Stolen? by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

      Grand Theft Half Auto?

      I worked on crime statistics reporting software before. Changing all those reports to use Float instead of Integer is gonna be a pain.
         

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  4. Family Time by SEWilco · · Score: 4, Funny

    "You doing OK back there, kids?"
    "Kids?"
    "Oh, where have they gone off to now?"

  5. Imagine a Beowulf Cluster of these cars by amliebsch · · Score: 2, Funny

    It would be a bus!

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  6. Allen Funt, is that you?? by Reziac · · Score: 3, Funny

    Candid Camera did a prototype of such a vehicle a long, long time ago...

    Follow that car!
    [car splits in half and goes separate ways]
    Which one??

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  7. Re:Or if they divorce by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder how long it took them to come up with that one.

    One day while driving, an engineer's wife was nagging the shit out of him...
           

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  8. Here's a photo: by Hurricane78 · · Score: 3, Funny

    The article does not contain a photo. So here it comes.

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  9. Re:Safety? by tsa · · Score: 2, Funny

    In the US, yes, but in Europe things are a bit different. Corruption isn't legal here.

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  10. Wonder twin car powers, activate! by podom · · Score: 2, Funny

    Form of...oh, just a bigger car.

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