As our society becomes increasingly aware of a need to create things that are less harmful to our planet, no industry has received more scrutiny than that of the auto industry.
And hence, the Stauro project was born. The criteria were as follows:
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“Local” resources, we chose a realistic, 500mi radius. -
Materials recycled and/or recyclable as possible.
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We ruled out gasoline ICE, electric/solar and hydrogen power cell as possible power sources.
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We wanted our concept to be futuristic, yet still 100% feasible.
Astounding to even our seven person team, we were able to hit most all of these criteria beyond our wildest dreams! In the Stauro section I will give you an overview of what we found and what we designed.
Why Staurolite?. We felt it represented many of the key aspects of our project. Like aluminum, Staurolite is a naturally occurring substance in the earth. Both could be found in our geographic parameters, and it even shared the “X” like configuration of the three wheeler’s design.
Image courtesy Larry Rush
