*Foretravel Motor Coach...

First image of the real IH45 Foretravel Luxury Motor Coach.  The first unit will be on display at the Tampa (Orlando?) RV super show in January.  Four additional units are under construction...

*Architecture...

*Eleven has designed a small house (casita), and the construction is now complete.  The client, Ecoverdecasa S.A., a Costa Rican Company, contracted with Eleven for the design.  Located in Playa Hermosa/San Martin Costa Rica @ latitude 10 degrees, the casita is situated on a sloped lot amongst the trees with a stunning west looking ocean view...

*Merry Xmas...

*LOON design wins award...

http://www.energyharvestingjournal.com/articles/winners-of-the-idtechex-future-of- electric-vehicles-awards-00002924.asp?sessionid=1

Congratulations to Monte, Ray, Motive Industries, and of course Eleven.  +1

*Solar Electric assist Catamaran Yacht...

*Electric and solar powered catamaran design from 2006...

*Megayacht...

*Designed this megayacht concept while at Porsche in 2004.  

*T3...Korea

*T3motion being used by Police rehearsing for the G20 summit in Seoul South Korea.  Eleven did the design of this electric 3-wheeler in 2006/7.  Designed specifically for Police and Security work.  Nathan Armstrong, of Motive Industries, did all the body engineering.

*Maserati...

*What a stunning little beast.  Perfection in form and disciplined function.  Win.

*Apple...

*Back in 2008, we visited the Apple campus by invite.  The Apple people "get it" about the true value of design and engineering...

*Multiples...

*This was amazing to see 3 running Aptera operating in traffic...2008

*Going back a bit in time...

*Aptera Typ1 @ Monterrey Jet Center...

*Edison2...

*Edison2 VLC 4.0.  Looks like Eleven is joining the design team for the next version of the VeryLightCar.  We are pleased to be asked to participate with this winning team...

*Foretravel Luxury Coach...

*Side view and another graphic exploration....

*Foretravel Luxury Coach...

*Early graphic idea/layout.  This was prior to finalization of data and design freeze...

*Foretravel Luxury Coach...

*Rear design.  Total design package including front/rear caps, side section/storage doors, and all exterior trim...

*Foretravel Luxury Coach...

*Another view with the slide-outs deployed.  Eleven, Motive Industries, and Foretravel worked in con-junction to ensure the highest quality of design and engineering/production feasibility.

*Foretravel luxury motorcoach...

*2012 45' Luxury Coach.  Eleven did all the exterior design, as well as a complete new I/P and dash design.  

*Stratos Zero...

*Bertone.  Perfection in form and extremely advanced for the time...

*EV airplane...

* ...a bit more reveal.

*Aeroplane...

*Another peek at the EV airplane...

*Aeroplane peek...

*Another little shot of the Electric airplane project...

*Labor Day

*Happy Labor Day.  A cautionary tale from the world of design consulting.  Every designer/firm has a client that has not paid.  My good friend Harald Belker warned me of this and indeed, even he has a tale of one famous retired auto exec that is in non-payment.  Big dreams, big fail, morally, ethically and of course business wise.

My fail is from a start-up company that was going to produce a amazing supercar!  (old story that).  Ronnmotors never paid the balance on the work DELIVERED.  If you order the meal, eat it, like it, PRAISE it, and then only pay the agreed half, that is wrong.  Got the usual excuses: "money is tight" (so what?!  you ordered the work!) "money is coming soon" (again...so what), "we will pay you soon" (outright lie).  Of course plenty of time was given for the benefit of the doubt...but really.

Unless you are working in kind or for equity, that is a totally different story, but this is a straight business transaction.

This company continued to tour, put out press releases and act is if nothing is wrong.  Sorry, you are representing my hard work and using it to gain a business advantage, which is all fine if you had paid what was written and agreed to.

Advise getting it all in writing and of course securing a deposit on the job to be done, but even then it does not mean the people/company will live up to legal/business obligations...

*Foretravel Luxury Coach...

*Preview of the 2012, (launching Jan 2011), Foretravel luxury coach....

*Hybrid package...

*Bet we can do better on the Cd of the current crop of hybrid autos...

*Rendering...

*Rendering...all the elements are there, including the mesh engine covers and large side intake...

*Original sketch...

*This sketch, from 1999, became the 1:4 scale model, which became the 1:1 clay model, which became the Carrera GT show car of Paris in 2000.  It all started from this simple sketch showing the basics and capturing the emotion and spirit of a true supercar...

*Light inspiration...

*Ever wonder where the inspiration for the Carrera GT front lamps came from?  Not from the 917, but this model...

*Aeroplane...

*2-place LSA (Light Sport Aircraft) design preview...

*Ultralight 3.0 E...

*Revised side window DLO surround with grey finish.  Front and rear fascia panels in matte orange recycled plastic finish.  Satin body finish...a great recipe for this design.

*Famgro...

Congratulations to my good friend Steve Fambro for closing his first round of funding on his new company!!!  THAT is how you do it people...

http://twitter.com/stevefambro

*Ultralight 3.0 D...

*Softer body form, strong material part break, window surround has better balance...This version works better.

*Ultralight 3.0 C...

*Version 3.  Incorporating a large DLO graphic surround in piano black finish...

*Ultralight 3.0 B...

*Ultralight 3.0 A...

*Composite body aero sedan.  First in a series...

*Aero 4 door...

*Version 3...

*Doors open...

*Scissor front and sliding rear doors...

*4 Doors, for Aerodynamics...

*Design study on full size auto...

*Aero Trailer 4...

*Version 4...

*Aero Trailer 3...

*Version 3...

*Aero Trailer 2...

*Version 2. A bit more space...

*Aero Trailer...

*Camper. Aero, alu. and composite in a complete package. Version 1...

*Aeroplane cont...

*Different body form factor...

*Aeroplane...

*Coming soon...

*Aeroplane (scale model)

Deperdussin monocoque aeroplane. (12" inch wing span scale model). This was a very important aircraft as it was the fastest monoplane of it's time and had very good aerodynamic qualities. A true beauty with superb proportions...

*Aeroplane?!

*Circular wing triplane (?) huh...

*Aeroplane...

*Different airframe, same weight. 18 inch winspan...floats.

*Aeroplane...

*That is my aeroplane. Weight = .5 gram. Yes, half a gram total weight...