cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/7654367
I personally think it could be a great alternative to cars and bikes for those who need to take a whole family somewhere or a decent amount of stuff.
Only modifications I would make would be ride-by-wire and an extra set of pedals (so you can have two people pedalling without the annoyance of normal tandem bikes having to pedal at the same rate), and a more powerful motor (only 250W is legal in France, where this was designed, whereas 500W is legal here in Canada)
Would I be wrong to say it's not that accessible? I've seen better examples with more accessible designs.
My problem would be how thrown together this looks. Cars are sleak, comfortable and safe(ish) - this looks like something someone threw together in a Thai chopshop to carry tourists around.
Haha, pretty much this unironically! (I need that license plate)
Looks better than the version I have saved on my phone.
This is how a car without its body looks like. This is pure functional skeleton. There are projects that propose fairing for bikes which add weight but increase aerodynamics.
That's a whole world to invent. Not sure you want doors on something that doesn't go much faster than 20km/h but maybe you do and it is a good idea.
I noticed that too.