FoldUp Pickup: The CarGo Urban Delivery Vehicle Concept

Check out this radically unconventional micro pickup truck concept from transportation and industrial designer Adam Schacter, called the CarGo urban delivery vehicle.

On his website, Schacter describes the wild-looking CarGo as a single-seat, battery-powered electric pickup that can variably change its wheelbase and load carrying configuration depending on application.

In “compact mode” the CarGo folds up like origami to function as a compact car with the cargo box nestled vertically against the cab like a trunk. “Narrow mode” extends the wheelbase slightly for improved stability plus it enables the CarGo to bank around corners, like a motorcycle. “Pickup truck mode” fully extends the CarGo’s wheelbase to allow the cargo box to sit flat. The cargo box can also be widened on-demand. Vehicle length is changed by adjusting its rod-in-tube-style chassis, like raising or lowering a bicycle seat.

Schacter says the CarGo is perfectly designed for cramped urban environments with heavy traffic congestion and limited parking. It could also benefit from eco-friendly status as a zero-emissions electric vehicle and reduced maintenance and operating costs.

Here’s what we think: We’ve driven heavy-duty tow trucks, light-duty farm trucks, and think there’s an unmet need for a new ABAT-style compact garden truck. The CarGo is something completely different. With its super small footprint, we’d call it a seed truck. It’s a brilliant design for a quickly accessible, on-demand personal urban hauler that you should be able to rent from a vending machine when you’ve got something too big to fit in your car and too small to borrow your friend’s pickup.

For lots more pictures, check out Schacter's website.

[Source: Adam Schacter Design via Yanko Design]

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