per car " ▁— ▁a ▁prototype ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁which ▁independent ▁design ers ▁hope ▁to ▁show ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁world ' s ▁auto ▁manufact ur ers . ▁With ▁concept ual ▁development ▁having ▁begun ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁current ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Hyper car ▁uses ▁a ▁small ▁generator ▁to ▁power ▁an ▁electric ▁motor ▁in ▁each ▁wheel . ▁ ▁Given ▁his ▁long - term ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁" techn ology " ▁editor , ▁something ▁should ▁be ▁mentioned ▁about ▁the ▁scope ▁of ▁Bald win ' s ▁focus ▁on ▁technology . ▁His ▁interests ▁remained ▁bro ader ▁than ▁that ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁sh ifting ▁media ▁and ▁popular ▁focus ▁of ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁later , ▁which ▁incl ined ▁to ▁highlight ▁the ▁micro ▁chip ▁and ▁electronic ▁devices ▁based ▁on ▁it . ▁Bald win ▁has ▁continued ▁to ▁point ▁out ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁( and ▁need ▁for ▁evaluation ▁of ) ▁techn ologies ▁within ▁a ▁larger ▁per imeter . ▁C ertain ly ▁shelter ▁and ▁transport ation ▁techn ologies ▁have ▁always ▁interested ▁him . ▁So ▁have ▁tools , ▁and ▁whether ▁a ▁device ▁or ▁tool ▁or ▁process ▁was ▁fresh ly ▁innov ative ▁or ▁age - old ▁in ▁concept , ▁if ▁it ▁enabled ▁a ▁person ▁to ▁" do ▁the ▁job " ▁with ▁wood , ▁metal , ▁fi berg lass ▁pan els , ▁soil , ▁trees , ▁or ▁whatever , ▁it ▁remained ▁worthy ▁of ▁Bald win ' s ▁attention . ▁Where as ▁the ▁personal ▁computer ▁often ▁( though ▁not ▁necessarily ) ▁incl ines ▁its ▁operator ▁toward