I'd love to see Apple, with its huge resources, do something like this, something fancy and attractive but equally useful, maybe look at a much larger picture to guide its car project to success.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...x-truck-for-the-developing-world-8617814.html
Sir Torquil Norman has designed a flat-pack OX truck for the developing world
"The OX would be shipped in pieces, packed six to a standard shipping container (which hold only two standard trucks, Norman says). The vehicle then emerges, Transformer-like, from a box formed by its own trailer area. Assembly is an involved process by Ikea standards but not for a working truck – it takes three handy people 11 hours to build each OX. The vehicle can be adapted to carry people or cargo and supports two tons, more than twice the weight, say, that a standard Land Rover can take. The engine can be used to power a water pump or serve as a generator."
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...x-truck-for-the-developing-world-8617814.html
Sir Torquil Norman has designed a flat-pack OX truck for the developing world
"The OX would be shipped in pieces, packed six to a standard shipping container (which hold only two standard trucks, Norman says). The vehicle then emerges, Transformer-like, from a box formed by its own trailer area. Assembly is an involved process by Ikea standards but not for a working truck – it takes three handy people 11 hours to build each OX. The vehicle can be adapted to carry people or cargo and supports two tons, more than twice the weight, say, that a standard Land Rover can take. The engine can be used to power a water pump or serve as a generator."