Mobility Watch

An electric motor with powerful torque drives the rear wheels. The propulsion on the water is ensured by two propellers in the stern and two powerful jet drives in the bow propel the vehicle under water while diving. With zero emissions, zero pollution in the seven seas of this world. The light weight body with components made of futuristic Carbon Nano Tubes encloses in a streamlined manner the driver and passenger who are supplied with fresh breathing air by the self-contained on-board system.

(says Hypediss)

Rinspeed already got our attention with the concept for its fully submersible sQuba vehicle, but now that they’ve actually gone and built a fully working prototype we’ve really got to hand it to ‘em. As you can see above, the vehicle is pretty much in line with the concept images, with the always-versatile Lotus Elise serving a base. Of course, that has gone under plenty of modifications, including the addition of two Seabob jet drives, and two extra motors to power ‘em, to say nothing of the salt-water resistant interior and DARPA Challenge-tested driverless laser sensor system. Of course, while it’s definitely a lot farther along than the last time we saw it, the sQuba’s still apparently nowhere being available to the general public, no matter how deep-pocketed they might be. Be sure to hit up the read link below for plenty of pics and an appropriately cheesy video, and look for the car itself to make its public debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month.

(says Engadget)

Rinspeeed is almost as cool as the Mach 5 Jet plane we were talking about earlier today. It may not go as fast, but as long as you have air to breath under water, you will be just fine as it supports the ability to drive underneath water. So, a few controversial questions and risk as arise as i look at the new technolgoy.

Such as what happens when you run out of gas under water? Doesn’t it just die and then sink to the bottom? What about protection? Are sharks going to attack the vehicle when you are driving your car in the Atlantic Ocean, what about the Pacific Ocean ? Just kidding about that last one. Does the car come with scuba diving gear? Do you have to have a certain license to drive the car underwater? How much is this car?

The last question I’m not sure about, but I’ve heard that it costs nearly half a million, which is not too bad for a car that can drive underwater. However, its not like I’ll be looking for this car when I go to buy the next car, its still under the lights at the Geneva Car show taking place in the near future. The ultimate design is actually made in Europe, so you would have to ship the car here before you could actually drive it.

So, what do you think now? Buy a car that has internet? or buy a car that can drive under water ? Of course, keep in mind that the risks of living in both of them are severly less than a normal Toyota Camry.