Chris Tacklind, president of California based company Twill Tech is one of the competitors in this year's Create the Future design contest. His invention is an intriguing commute car concept dubbed Twill Wicked. Twill is a green, all electric, personal vehicle which utilizes a two-wheel-in-line dynamic balancing technology. The Wicked is suited for today's crowded environment and scarce parking spaces as its length is only 4 feet when parked. On freeways, the car's transitional wheelbase is able to expand to 10 feet in length in order to provide an aerodynamic form with a low center of gravity. The Twill concept offers an economic and compact personal vehicle.
Since Twill is designed to be a small, light vehicle, it requires a battery pack which is considerably smaller than that of a full size car. "Solar is of particular excitement, because it illustrates the extreme efficiency of Twill Cars," said Tacklind. The energy needed for the average 30 mile commute can be generated by a 6 foot by 7 foot solar array plugged into the grid, to which Twill can be plugged.
