Vehicle: Car: Cover
Electric car cover   (+3)  [vote for, against]
Many circular sunscreens attached to each other

Hinged to each other, each two, open up like a pair of glasses, finally covering the whole car. Switch it "off" and they fold back in to one single folded up thingy.

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- the folded car cover

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- stage 1, two of the sunscreens open side by side with a hinge and small servo in between

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- stage 2 - each of the circles opened in two

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- stage 3 - again each one opened into two

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- stage 4 - prpeparing to doulbe its size by opening up...
-- pashute, Jun 29 2016

Or do it like this... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miura_fold
Folding carefully... [neutrinos_shadow, Jun 29 2016]

You forgot to mention the things should be covered with solar cells, to help recharge the car battery.
-- Vernon, Jun 29 2016


One of your hoops on the last diagram has suffered an accident...
-- MaxwellBuchanan, Jun 29 2016


I thought this was going to be an adaptation to the "Fake PHEV charging lead" idea.

This is cooler than I thought it would be. (+) Interesting.

Carry on.
-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Jun 30 2016


Clever! bun [+]
-- whatrock, Jun 30 2016


What makes this incompatible with non-electric cars?
-- notexactly, Jul 18 2016


not-exactly, sorry-for the-missing hyphen. Its: Electric car- cover of-course.
-- pashute, Aug 04 2016


And of course, the hyphen that matters is the one that gets caught by the line break.
-- notexactly, Aug 05 2016



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