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A new electric car from Chrysler called the Peapod sounds cute, but it may be surprisingly innovative. According to Chrysler, the car's included iPhone docking station turns your iPhone into a key, too.
According to a report on Autobloggreen, "simply dock your iPod for a fun, cutting edge way to start up. Exclusive software designed exclusively for Peapod turns your iPod into a key. Both options are interchangeable and secure." Sound familiar? The Rinspeed concept car was first to suggest the iPhone-as-key trick at the 2009 Geneva auto show.

https://pic.armedcats.net/b/bl/blind_io/2009/04/22/peapod_mobility_ny_details_24_270x179.jpg

Peapod will be the first production car with the iPhone/key technology, however. Docked in the Peapod, your iPhone will also work as a green meter showing your energy savings while driving an all-electric car, as an interface to the vehicles sound system and as a navigational system--all of which are shown in this brochure.

https://pic.armedcats.net/b/bl/blind_io/2009/04/22/peapod_mobility_ny_details_26_270x179.jpg
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The interior reminds me of this, but not in a good way:
1989-Citroen-2CV-Hermes-Dashboard-2-1280x960.jpg
 
Hey, look, it's the first Obamamobile! He told them to make greener cars as a condition of the "loan"....

I'm pretty sure nobody's going to buy one. :p
 
Ok, it looks awful. That's a given.

What I don't understand is, why do all new, fuel-efficient, aerodynamic cars have to be so tall???
I want a sleek, low to the ground car...even if it has to be electric.

(The only reasonable explanation that I can think of, and I have a bad feeling that it's true, is that they make them tall so that fat people can get in and out easily)
 
_HighVoltage_ said:
Ok, it looks awful. That's a given.

What I don't understand is, why do all new, fuel-efficient, aerodynamic cars have to be so tall???
I want a sleek, low to the ground car...even if it has to be electric.

(The only reasonable explanation that I can think of, and I have a bad feeling that it's true, is that they make them tall so that fat people can get in and out easily)
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It's a matter of proportions. Current cars look long and low because of the overall aspect ratio. I don't think this ... thing is really that much taller than many current cars, but when you cut off the hood, the trunk and half the passenger compartment without reducing the height it looks stupid.
 
I like it,
for the same reason I like the smart car, it's so happy looking!

Mind you, chrysler is going to have to do way better than this if they want to stay alive.
 
JipJopJones said:
I like it,
for the same reason I like the smart car, it's so happy looking!

Mind you, chrysler is going to have to do way better than this if they want to stay alive.
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Yes, but the Smart looks like a quality product (and it is).

This look like it's made out of plastic and its held together with glue. (it might actually be)
 
I wonder what the range on an overclocked barbie car is....

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDIbS3RL5dM[/YOUTUBE]
 
I want to see that stupid fucking grin go through a crash test.
 
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