honda cub redesigned

there are lots of ways to get around from one place to another. clearly it is becoming more and more urgent to have a means of transportation that is efficient, appropriate (in the manner that it meets your needs), and kind to the environment. for most people - whether they see it or not - the vehicles they choose are too big, use too much gas, create too much pollution at the point of manufacture and on the road, and place demands on the infrastructure both social and economic that are out of balance.

the honda cub has a heritage and a reputation that precedes it world wide. in production from 1958 to the present-day, there have been more than fifty million honda cubs manufactured - that’s almost a million a year!

it should come as no surprise then that the cub has been subject to a radical makeover at the hands of a transportation design student at northumbria university. sam jilbert wanted to take the venerable cub concept a step further by incorporating a more modern design ethos that applied current technology. the result, a very interesting looking small motor scooter that runs on hydrogen fuel cells. it’s just a concept but good ideas have to have a beginning somewhere. it is definitely the right time to develop a green scooter.

here’s a link to a page of work developed by the graduating class of which jilbert was a member in a show featuring their designs.