{"id":10214,"date":"2010-05-10T13:11:47","date_gmt":"2010-05-10T05:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=10214"},"modified":"2010-05-10T13:50:15","modified_gmt":"2010-05-10T05:50:15","slug":"spira-foam-car-may-help-save-a-few-lives-and-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/10\/spira-foam-car-may-help-save-a-few-lives-and-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Spira Foam Car May Help Save a Few Lives and Money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spira Foam Car is light weight at around 300 pounds. The frame is made of reinforced foam. So, it might be a live saver if someone is hit by it. However, if it is hit by a heavy vehicle, I don&#8217;t think it can withstand much of the impact.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/spira_05.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10215\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/10\/spira-foam-car-may-help-save-a-few-lives-and-money\/spira_05\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/spira_05.jpg?fit=450%2C343&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"450,343\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"spira_05\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/spira_05.jpg?fit=300%2C228&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/spira_05.jpg?fit=450%2C343&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10215 aligncenter\" title=\"spira_05\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/spira_05.jpg?resize=450%2C343\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/spira_05.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/spira_05.jpg?resize=300%2C228&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nIn my opinion, the Spira looks more like a scooter than a car. In fact, if you read through the website, you will realize that it started with a motorcycle frame and evolved from there. It is quite efficient<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>100 MPG (42km\/liter)<\/li>\n<li>+6-inches foam (15 cm)<\/li>\n<li>137 kg<\/li>\n<li>113km\/hr<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From FastCompany,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/green.autoblog.com\/2010\/05\/06\/automotive-x-prize-spira-foam-trike-wants-to-save-gas-lives\/\" target=\"_blank\">Autobloggreen<\/a>, the three-wheeled vehicle features a  plastic coreboard frame coated with epoxy fiberglass and covered with  covered by polyurethane foam, which is the same material used to make  Crocs. Spira also comes with a\u00a0 Ninja 250 Kawasaki engine, tandem  seating, handlebar steering, pedal-operated hydraulic brakes, and  cameras to replace traditional mirrors.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>BTW, did I mention that it can foam in water?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/spira_2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10216\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/10\/spira-foam-car-may-help-save-a-few-lives-and-money\/spira_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/spira_2.jpg?fit=540%2C406&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"540,406\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"spira_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/spira_2.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/spira_2.jpg?fit=540%2C406&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10216 aligncenter\" title=\"spira_2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/spira_2.jpg?resize=540%2C406\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/spira_2.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/spira_2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So, how much does it cost and when can you buy one? From Spira4U website,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Until we  have a firm price and delivery we do not want take money for  orders.\u00a0 We estimate that the earliest production 3  wheel Spiras will  be produced in mid 2011 and cost about 100,000 Baht ($3,000  USD) in  Thailand.\u00a0 Taxes, insurance, and  legal will probably raise the price to  $5,000 in the USA and Europe.\u00a0 The first 500 vehicles are reserved for   rental testing fleets and charity auctions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/spira4u.com\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Spira4U website<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>or\u00a0 watch this short clip on how this Spira perform.<\/p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z-nXiz9BCtM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<p>[ad#boxlist]<br \/>\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/1640811\/spira-foam-car-softens-the-blow-of-crashing\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spira Foam Car is light weight at around 300 pounds. The frame is made of reinforced foam. So, it might be a live saver if someone is hit by it. However, if it is hit by a heavy vehicle, I don&#8217;t think it can withstand much of the impact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[21,67,14],"tags":[2333,2332,2331],"class_list":["post-10214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-automobile","category-green","category-techie","tag-foam","tag-polyurethane-foam","tag-spira"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8YKZ-2EK","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10214"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10218,"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10214\/revisions\/10218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}