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Smell of Musk

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Is Elon Musk following me? Lifting my ideas for his products and campaigns? Or it is just coincidence?

A couple of years ago Mr Musk’s little motor company announced their huge wedge-shaped electric pick-up truck and I spotted certain similarities with my work in creating my amazing Rumbler 505 Sport Tank. Wedge-shaped? Yes. Bulletproof? Yes (well no in the case of the Musk truck when he thrashed it at the world unveiling and broke the “bulletproof” window).

Illustration of the Rumbler 505 Sport Tank

Read All About It Here

Of course this could just be coincidence or a little touch of common inspiration that drew his designers to a common theme. And then something else happened a few days ago to catch my eye and arouse my interest in the World of Musk.

100 Million Earth Day Competition

A few days ago on Earth Day 2021 around America (the 22nd of April, 2021) the visionary, innovative and disruptive Mr Musk announced the rules for his $100 million X-Prize to encourage solutions to carbon pollution and devise new ways to extract carbon from the atmosphere.

Hello, I said to myself, that sounds familiar. I vaguely remember coming up with such a proposal for a hundred million challenge – thirteen years ago.

My “Air Diamond Challenge” proposed creating a managed world fund for such a competition and to help subsidise researchers and innovators to devise new solutions. Not a quick short-term stunt for publicity but a sustainable fund and award that would stimulate and encourage new research for permanent and prosperous innovative ideas to capture and use carbon in new innovate and disruptive ways with lots of new science and technology.

You can read all about it here: Michael Bond’s Air Diamond Challenge.

Did he “lift” the idea from the pages of my writings or just another coincidence?

Next?

So what’s next for the world of Musk? Will he be reading my short stories about spaceflight and Mars to get “new” ideas for space colonisation or take his inspiration from something else I’m about to launch?

Carbon Removal

Oh, and as for removing huge tonnages of carbon from the atmosphere. That’s already built into the business modelling for Rumbler and will be ready for delivery about 9 years’ after completing funding and production of our Limited Edition superhero supercar to save the world. But I’ll keep mum about all that, you just don’t know who’s listening nowadays.

Smart Motorway Survival

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A tip for surviving a vehicle breakdown on Britain’s so-called “smart” motorways.

With huge fears over the safety of so-called “smart” motorways we need to be alert to every threat in case of breakdown. Here Michael Bond, founder of Rumbler Cars, offers some additional advice on how to keep yourself alive in the event you are trapped on these killer roads waiting for rescue.

If you can’t get out of the car safely then try this.

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Government Threatens Future of British Car Industry

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Does the “Green” Government Threaten The Future of The British Car Industry?

In the last couple of weeks the British government have announced their plans to forbid further manufacture of motor vehicles with petrol, diesel and hybrid engines by 2035, or 2032, depending on the sources quoted.

Have they considered the effects of this plan?

Hear the thoughts from Michael Bond, Rumbler Cars founder and designer of the Rumbler Sport Tank.

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Tesla Question

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Did Elon Musk and Tesla Motors get the design inspiration for their CyberTruck from British designer Michael Bond’s Rumbler Sport Tank?

At the end of 2019 Tesla Motors launched their speculative concept design for the CyberTruck, complete with not-bulletproof windows. But one question that came up in certain quarters in England was – did Tesla get their inspiration from US? Did Tesla take ideas from Rumbler?

Let’s take a look at the two and then compare details.

Illustration of Rumbler versus Cybertruck

The wedge shape is apparent, and while the Rumbler aims to have real bulletproof windows for its VIP owners, the Tesla just has broken glass. That’s where the external comparison stops. The Tesla CyberTruck is promoted as just an electric pickup truck, the Rumbler is a Very Different beast. Here are the highlights.

IS it bulletproof?

Rumbler: Yes. Full protection for our VIP owners and superheroes against all those Jokers in the world.

Tesla: Obviously NOT, as clearly demonstrated by the inimitable Mr Musk himself on the day of the launch.

Is it wedge-shaped?

Rumbler: Yes. Because it looks amazing, awesome and great for deflection of bullets to protect our VIPs.

Tesla: Yes, but we have not idea why, it’s supposed to be a pickup truck, a more practical shape would have been the better choice.

IS it blastproof?

Rumbler: Yes. Our VIP protection extends to the body shape and structure to resist, deflect and diffuse the blastwaves of smaller to moderate-sized IEDs.

Tesla: Given the performance of the windows let’s say NO.

IS it practical off-road?

Rumbler: Yes. It has the same ground clearance ratio of height to wheelbase of a Range Rover, so that should suit most uses for chasing jokers through the night or escaping a zombie apocalypse/ LA traffic.

Tesla: Well, erm, it doesn’t look that practical, maybe good for a potter around the garden.

IS it comfortable?

Rumbler: Yes. It’s a luxury grand tourer wrapped in the shell of an armoured car. Should keep the zombies on the outside and you wrapped in comfort within.

Tesla: If you like that kind of thing.

Has it a good range?

Rumbler: Yes. Intended for long range safaris across deserts, steppe and more. Ideally, if you handle it well, should give you around 500-800 miles.

Tesla: It’s electric, they’re good for a couple of hundred miles, on a good day. And you can stop and enjoy the scenery while you recharge it, somewhere.

How big is it?

Rumbler: Bigger than a Range Rover. That’s the 2-seat version. The 4-seat version is bigger than that.

Two-Seat is:-
Width: 8′ 9″
Height: 5′ 9″
Length: 17′ 9″

Tesla: Yeah, that too.

Double-cab (5/6-seater?) is:-
Width: 6′ 7.8″
Height: 6′ 3″
Length: 19′ 11.7″

Is it environmentally friendly?

Rumbler: Yes, a veg/bio-fuelled hybrid with cleaner engine, cleaner exhaust, battery system, roof deck solar panels, and much more to-come. Use it anywhere in the world.

Tesla: It’s got batteries. That’s it.

It is stealth?

Rumbler: Yes. If you’re a superhero or VIP and need to escape and evade all those pesky jokers in the world this is the car for you. (Be careful out there.)

Tesla: No, it’s a pick up truck.

What’s the price?

Rumbler: If you have to ask the price you can’t afford it. But we both know you’re wealthy beyond dreams. Come and join us for your superhero adventure.

Tesla: $100 deposit, then add the price of a couple of Apple computers with all the options.

Do you have a big development team?

Rumbler: One man in England designed it all.

Tesla: Yes, the design team is amazing, look what they designed!

How much did it cost to develop ?

Rumbler: Thousands of pounds in English money. (Investors welcome to come and join.)

Tesla: Thousands of millions of dollars, can’t you see it in the design?

The Rumbler has been in development for several years as its creator Michael Bond worked alone to master the skills and prepare to raise the funds. Tesla in the meantime has access to thousands of millions of dollars in funding and a huge workforce.

If you dream of the ultimate superhero’s supercar then come and join Team Rumbler and share the adventure today, see the Membership link in the footer.

Green Invest

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There is no climate change apocalypse, except in the hysteria of politicians, tabloid press and climate change activists.

While the United Nations holds another Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Mardrid, scientists, engineers and designers all around the world are working to solve the problems of climate change and avert future disaster.

You will not hear their voice from the wilderness as the world’s press attention focuses on a bunch of highly-paid diplomats, climate scientists and consultants talk a lot about the problems they’ve identified in their offices.

The world of scientists, engineers and designers are solving the challenges of climate change, but you will never hear of their work while this apocalyptic hysteria dominates the world political and public agenda.

Michael Bond’s work at Rumbler Cars was inspired by the Batmobile from the Dark Knight movies. His ambition is to create a bold and dramatic supercar that embodies new concepts in engine and hybrid power trains. Greater efficiency, lower pollution and other improvements will contribute to the transition for a healthier, saner and more prosperous world.

There is NO climate apocalypse, there IS The Rumbler 505 Sport Tank.

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