Mercedes-Benz Biome
The Biome
The Mercedes-Benz Biome is an ultralight vehicle, a natural technology hybrid and forms part of our earth’s ecosystem.
This vision includes growing material called BioFibre which would be lighter than metal or plastic and stronger than steel. The resulting car would weighs 875.5 lbs (around 394 kg).
Mercedes-Benz Symbiosis:
Hubert Lee, head of the Mercedes-Benz advanced design studios said, “As the inventor of the motor car, we wanted to illustrate the vision of the perfect vehicle of the future, which is created and functions in complete symbiosis with nature. The Mercedes-Benz BIOME is a natural technology hybrid, and forms part of our earth’s ecosystem. It grows and thrives like the leaves on a tree”
Mercedes-Benz Symbiosis is a system in which the vehicle becomes part of the ecosystem like the leaves of a tree. Symbiosis vehicles collect energy from the sun and store it in chemical bonds, in the form of a fluid called BioNectar4534. Mercedes has also developed technology to retrofit trees with receptors which can harvest their excess solar energy into BN4534. This creates an incentive to plant more trees and collect more energy, while also helping the ecosystem.
Partnership With Nature:
“The interior of the BIOME grows from the DNA in the Mercedes star on the front of the vehicle, while the exterior grows from the star on the rear. To accommodate specific customer requirements, the Mercedes star is genetically engineered in each case, and the vehicle grows when the genetic code is combined with the seed capsule. The wheels are grown from four separate seeds,” Mercedes-Benz explained.
Most of the energy used to power the vehicles comes from the sun. It is stored in a lightweight grown material called BioFibre. It is much lighter than metal or synthetic composites, but stronger than steel when mature. It is grown in the Mercedes-Benz Nursery through proprietary DNA.
Technologies from Nature:
Mercedes Benz Symbiosis vehicles release pure oxygen into the environment, helping urban areas to meet air quality standards.
Designers.
- Hubert Lee
- Christopher Rhoades
- Nicolas Garfias
- Alan Barrington
- Daniel Kim
- Benjamin Messmer
- Jack Luttig