Posted on 05/16/2024 9:16:46 AM PDT by Red Badger
The Zigy electric quadricycle for one is a concept study at the moment, but its designers are seeking industry partners to move to prototyping - Andrea Mocellin
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The design collaboration that brought us the Revolve wheelchair in 2021 has now turned its attention to the problem of inner-city mobility. Noting that many SUV-sized vehicles around town only have a single occupant, the team has designed a compact EV for one.
The collaboration in question is between German mobility designer Andrea Mocellin and engineering consultancy Dexet Technologies. The Zigy concept was inspired by the narrow and congested roads of London, with the thinking seeming to be that big and burly SUVs often have only one occupant so why not just develop a "small, zero-emission vehicle tailor-made for city commuting"?
Electric micro "cars" are nothing new of course, we've seen a number from automakers big and small, but we've not come across too many single-occupancy urban vehicles outside of velomobiles. The project is still at the feasibility stage of development, with Mocellin and team now on the lookout for industry partners to take the concept into prototyping and beyond. The Zigy is being developed for private use, lease models and fleet operation – though there's also the suggestion of future cargo versions for commercial use.
(Excerpt) Read more at newatlas.com ...
Let’s see the crash test video...
Yeah. I can see retarded New Yawkers driving around town and hollering and tootin’ at the pedestrians, “I drivin’ here!”
Bin there, done that.
Semi truck. Not sure ..I think I hit a bug?
SUV/Single-seater electric micro-car
What could go wrong?
Love your posts.
Due South - My Hot Rod Lincoln - Johnny Bond
https://youtu.be/0qMROUoXhSc
I cannot wait to see Jeremy Clarkson do a test drive in one of those.
they better hope that winds don’t get strong enough to make windmills effective, because that thing gonna topple if a butterfly flies by
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Exactly
My GMC 2500HD would call that a speed bump.
Rush on the air from Heaven asking for Mr. Snerdley
To Play ‘In a Yugo’ before he reads this story…. 🥲
What will the Guys at Gas Monkey Garage do?......................
This sale is packaged with a cremation contract.
Death Trap.
Buy now and get a free Urn!.................
Where do you put the golf clubs?
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