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2030 Chevrolet Silverado
Curt Wilson
For his depiction of the 2030 Chevrolet Silverado, Wilson chose to explore the theme of growth. According to Wilson, the Silverado will be altered to the answer the needs of growing environmental concern, population growth and functional growth. The concept will have an expanding and contracting cargo area, and also include a hydrogen system. With surface solar panels for energy, the propulsion and fuel system can change water into pressurized hydrogen on demand.
2030 GMC Yukon
Ryan Wohleber
This GMC Yukon of 2030 features a three part modular body: a platform, wheels and the cabin. The cabin houses a fuel cell to power interior components and the drive components in the wheels. Everything in the cabin is drive-by-wire and communicates to the platform through a series of magnetic conduction. The wheels have electro-magnetic drive where a stationary rim is attached directly to the platform, and another rim is attached to the tire and spins around it. The modular design makes it possible to trade in and buy different parts of the car, rather than trading and buying an entire car.
2030 Chevy Silverado
Tom Gernetzke
This concept for the 2030 Chevy Silverado is inspired by the theme "alive." The user interacts with this truck on a personal level-less like a vehicle and more like another person. The body is made out of smart materials that can change properties-from rigid to flexible and back to rigid again. This allows the bed to envelope the cabin, reducing the bed size and overall vehicle footprint when the user is not in need of a full-size bed (or when the user needs a smaller vehicle). Head- and tail lights are hidden beneath the surface and are only visible when illuminated. There are no door cuts. The smart material simply separates to form a door or tailgate.
2015 VW modular vehicle
Mark Kruse
Kruse's design takes a look at what the true ‘People's Car' would be in 2015. This modular interpretation of the iconic car for the near future had to fit the following criteria: It had to be affordable, versatile, sustainable and durable. Kruse claims this vehicle embodies what a solo driver would need in a daily vehicle. The car offers a number of space-saving solutions in an otherwise very compact vehicle.
Saturn Q
Jason LaFary
The Saturn Q is heralded as ‘A New Vehicle for a New America'. Using sustainability to break through into a new American market, LaFrary proposes a vehicle that can be built using local, reusable and recycled products. According to its creator "The Saturn Q showcases all the best that a vehicle can be in today's ever-changing America. Filling the gap in American vehicle production, the Q builds a bridge in the saturated American marketing providing a balance of performance and functionality."
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