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AUTOWOOD

Developer: LAB_X

Description: Reconsider the car as a friendly, convivial and ecological element. AUTOWOOD is a vehicle suitable for the city, the slow city. It is light and recyclable.

Replacing the wheels with tracks optimizes the living space and eliminates the brakes. The cabin is simple and made of wood, designed as a warm interior.

AUTOWOOD is obviously ecological, it is propelled by an electric motor. It is designed with organic and recycled materials: The structure and interior are made of wood. The tracks are made from recycled used tires. The seats are in vegetable fibers.

It is removable.

It is (s)low tech.

Objective: Reconsider the automobile as a lovable, user-friendly and ecological element.

Team: project directors: Javier Visozo + Pierre Arthur Thibeaudeau,