CampinWithaMissingPerson 2,025 Posted May 30, 2015 (edited) If you’ve just had it with taking the subway, or sitting in an office, or just generally being around other people, you may be in luck. Slovakian firm Nice Architects has built an egg-shaped “Ecocapsule” that runs entirely on solar and wind energy, allowing its dweller(s) to live both literally, and figuratively, off the grid. The completely self-sustaining portable home contains a 9,744 watt-hour battery, a 750 watt wind turbine, and high-efficiency solar cells that can support you for about a year in pretty much any location in the world, provided there is some sunlight. (It probably wouldn’t work in a cave, for instance, should someone desire to live in one.) The capsule also includes a rainwater collection and filtration system. Inside, there’s a kitchenette with running water, a flushable toilet, a shower, a bed, and work space. Nice Architects says the capsule, which is about 4.5 meters (14.7 feet) long and 2.4 meters (7.9 feet) wide, can comfortably fit two people. The egg-home can be “easily transported” by trailer, according to the company, and can even charge the electric car that’s towing it. But beyond just nomadic living, the Ecocapsule has plenty of other potential applications, from providing shelter in disaster areas to doubling as scientific research stations. Nice Architects will unveil its prototype at the Pioneers festival in Vienna on May 28 before taking pre-orders at the end of 2015 for shipping in the first half of 2016. The company says the price will be released later this year, though there’s already a steep shipping cost. Sending the capsule from Slovakia to New York, for instance, will cost you €2,200 ($2,383) alone, and the capsule itself is likely to run to tens of thousands of dollars. source: http://qz.com/413081/portable-solar-powered-ecocapsules-mean-you-can-live-rent-and-electric-bill-free-globally/ Uhhh.... probably totally gonna buy one of these at one point in the near future. Edited May 30, 2015 by CampinWithGoatSampson 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zack_of_Steel+ 3,014 Posted May 30, 2015 This seems awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted May 30, 2015 Well shit, fuck paying rent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bucman 891 Posted May 31, 2015 That looks boss and since I basically live at work they should let me park that bitch in the parking lot lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonovanMcnabb for H.O.F 2,241 Posted May 31, 2015 IDK, call me negative Nancy, but I'm not entirely impressed. Seems expensive and impractical. Lol. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vin+ 3,121 Posted May 31, 2015 I, for one, do not accept our new egg-shaped future. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FartWaffles 1,857 Posted May 31, 2015 I'm claustrophobic to a degree, and it just looks way too small to my liking. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CampinWithaMissingPerson 2,025 Posted June 1, 2015 I slept in the front seat of a compact car for half a year this might as well be the Waldorf 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
