See that Chevrolet-badge in the front? It's not a cruel joke about Chevy, so don't laugh. It's GM's take on the future. It's called the EN-V, which stands for Electric Networked Vehicle and it is, according to GM, a revolutionizing step towards the day after tomorrow.
Built in co-operation with Segway, the EN-V was first revealed at the Shanghai World Expo in 2010 under the name GM EN-V. It made real promises about zero-emissions transport and autonomous driving, much like something out of a sci-fi flick. Shortly after, in 2011, came the thing you're looking at now, the Chevy EN-V, a less concepty concept. (under)Powered by two electric motors it promises a top speed of 40km/h (25mph) and a range that won't get you home. But that's not the point.
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| A vacuum-cleaner? -No. EN-V |
It's a concept that, if introduced, is supposed to take the driving out of driving and make moving about a lot more safe, green and, you guessed it, dull. It's supposed to be the ultimate means of transport and the destroyer of the realms of auto-enthusiasm.
If you think of it, the Chevy EN-V would make moving around a lot like taking the elevator, except on a multidimensional plane. It's very practical, effective, useful, boring and vapid.
There's a reason why there isn't an industry revolving around elevator-enthusiasts, because nobody is entusiastic about that sort of thing. Taking the elevator is an epiphenomenon. And that's what the EN-V would do for motoring, it would transform driving into an epiphenomenon. No more would the sentence "I'm out driving" be valid without being followed by a reason or intent of destination. Driving in itself would not exist anymore. If that's the future I will kill myself.
-HS
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