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Electric cars that look like pink bunny slippers

11:40 PM Mon, May 21, 2007 |
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At electric-car maker Tesla Motors, you'll find a sleek Roadster on the homepage.

Inside, on the blog, is a pair of bumper cars for adults (at last!). The concept oozes potential, even if you'd prefer they not be tricked out as Electric Pink Bunny Slippers.

Engineer Greg Solberg writes,

... my significant other Lisa suggested that perhaps we should work together on a project and combine our skills. ...

Lisa came up with the idea to design and build a pair of giant motorized bunny slippers that we could drive separately but equally.

... They are 7.5-feet long and can scoot along at a top speed of about 15 mph. Both feet (yes, there is a left and a right) are covered with plush pink Flokati rugs the exact color of cotton candy.

If the power train interests you, it's all at the bunny link.

Greg has also made electric muffins. The possibilities are endless.

So why do cars look so the same?

When they collide, why couldn't the sound be the soft plop of fabric skins and air, aided by repelling magnets underneath?

Some Mondays are like this.


(gizmodo drove me here)

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