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Feb 15, 2008 - Bond, James Bond

Since I've been blogging for a bit now and actually have people who take the time to read my blatherings (shocking, but thank you!), some of them make it a point to send me curious items they run across.

Such was the case this morning when an instant message popped up with a link to a story about the Rinspeed sQuba, an electric car that apparently can "fly" underwater and will be shown at the Geneva Auto Show March 6 - 16.

Rinspeed boss Frank M. Rinderknecht  is known for his extraordinary automotive creations. The acknowledged James Bond enthusiast and Swiss automobile visionary kept revisiting this scene in his mind over and over: “For three decades I have tried to imagine how it might be possible to build a car that can fly under water. Now we have made this dream come true.”

The sQuba may not have solved the limitations of batttery technology that we need to make electric cars a practical alternative, but it sure is a neat concept!

And if this turns out to be an elaborate hoax, I congratulate the author and jovially warn them that paybacks are hell.

6:36 am | Categories: concept cars, electric vehicles, weird news Permalink | Alert Administrator

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