Meet the Bamgoo- a new electric card, made almost entirely of Bamboo.
Photo; Issei Kato-Reuters
Single-seat bamboo-made electrical car "BamGoo" is displayed in Kyoto city, western Japan, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008. The 60-kg (about 130lbs) ecologically-friendly concept car is developed by the city and the Kyoto University, featuring local bamboo ware technology. The car can run for some 50 kilometers (30 miles) on a charge.- daylife.com
This, like most inventions in modern Japan, is high on the cute, low on the practicality. But I still thought this was pretty cool.
