Eco-friendly electric scooter turns into a car

A new electric scooter converts into a two-seater car if two of the vehicles are placed side by side.

The Movito, desiged by Tai Chiem, uses an eco-friendly in-wheel electric motor, and won a top award at the NASA Create the Future Design Contest.

An in-wheel motor is lightweight, reducing the energy consumption of the vehicle.

It also means that the modular seat and handlebars can be detatched to just leave the wheels.

Put two of the wheel modules next to each other (making four wheels altogether), and a two seat car module can be placed on top.

It’s a bit like the Transformer toys, only more useful.

The scooters are designed for urban use, and come complete with touch-screen GPS system.