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Sunday, March 23, 2008

A car that can swim under water

I am not talking about a submarine. It's actually a car that can swim! Hollywood has long dreamed of such a car and now its a reality. Rinspeed sQuba is a submersible car which can actually move like fish under water. And, to no surprise, its an electric car

Yet another proof that the future of cars is electric. sQuba is powered by rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and has three electric engines. It uses LED lighting technology, which is quite powerful, yet saves energy.

The car is open roof for safety concerns and provides scuba oxygen masks for under water travel. And yes, the car does travel on road. The maximum speed of the car is 120 km/h which is fair enough. It can dive upto 10 meters under water and can swim at the speed of upto 3 km/h.

The looks of the car are stunning and futuristic. It gives us an idea of what future vehicles are going to be like. A swimming car was first shown in the Bond flick - The Spy who loved me. However, that was portrayed through computer animation. But, this car is definitely for real!

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