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A scooter with a roof. This idea doesn’t really scream novel – especially in Asia. BMW even toyed with this idea (and failed) at the turn of the century. We’ll excuse you if you don’t remember the C1, which never even made it to the US. Its peculiar de… Continue reading US$1,400 tilting three-wheeler puts a roof over riders’ heads
Tilting electric three-wheelers may be fun and agile, but they’re generally still not as safe to drive as good ol’ four-wheeled cars. The Kairos EV could change that, as it features not one but two unique safety systems.Continue ReadingCategory: Urban … Continue reading Tilting EV deploys counterweights to stop it from toppling in curves
Pedal-powered “velocars” certainly are fun, eco-friendly, fitness-boosting and even practical, but they can also be rather tippy. Canadian builder Wally Swarchuk has addressed that shortcoming in his one-off Tilt4orce, which uses a clever tilting syste… Continue reading One-off Tilt4orce velocar leans into turns like nobody’s business
California-based startup X-oto has launched a three-wheeled electric seated scooter aimed at urban riders and delivery services that leans into corners, and could even see folks zipping around town without needing a moto license.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Three-wheel urban electric scooter carves the curves
If you were pedaling over rough terrain while carrying a big load, you’d probably appreciate the stability offered by three wheels. The BiTrike was designed with such considerations in mind, as it features front and rear independent suspension, plus it… Continue reading All-terrain tilting BiTrike features independently suspended rear wheels
In order to more closely simulate real cycling, there are now stationary bikes that the rider can lean to either side. Currently on Kickstarter, the Austrian-designed Curveplate system allows conventional exercise bikes to do the same thing.Continue Re… Continue reading Curveplate adds leaning functionality to stationary bikes
The new generation of Piaggio’s MP3 leaning three-wheeled scooters has debuted with two models, the 400 HPE and 530 HPE. Both feature updated looks and engines, as well as a host of fresh electronic gear, including a rear-facing radar and camera combo…. Continue reading Piaggio endows new MP3 tilting 3-wheeler with first-in-class radar system
If you can’t build out, build up. It works for city buildings, and a Japanese design firm is trying to make it work for city bikes. The Streek electric trike from Yokohama’s Envision Incorporated carries two levels of cargo inside a high-rise loop fram… Continue reading Multi-level cargo trike rolls like the Japanese kei van of ebikes
Although electric scooters are becoming extremely popular, the things are still just a little too unstable for some people. The Afreda S6 was designed with such folks in mind, as it features two front wheels that independently tilt into turns – plus it… Continue reading Afreda S6 3-wheeled e-scooter folds, tilts and rolls over uneven ground
The Swincar still ranks as one of the most magnificently weird and wonderful vehicles I’ve seen in nearly 15 years writing for New Atlas, and this ditch-straddling electric oddity is now available in street-legal tandem and mobility versions.Continue R… Continue reading Bizarre all-terrain spider car sprouts tandem and mobility versions