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Originally Posted by Ken Fry
The Ecomobile was available with a rudder.
The Monotracer (brother of the etracer, which I'm guessing is the electric you are referring to) uses a gas engine. It's not open source, though.
Gets 53 mpg at a constant 75 mph.
http://monotracer.peraves.ch/press/p...tracer1-12.pdf
My Zing started off on two wheels, but I decided to make it three so that it drove like a car. Like the Monotracer, mine was touchy about the transition from outriggers-down to outriggers-retracted. OK for enthusiasts, but not so good for a mass market. The Etracer fell over on the banking at the Auto X Prize and they had a hard time getting it up and rolling again, I heard.
The Lit could solve the low speed problems that come from having to first steer like a car (turn the handle bars to the right to go right) when the outriggers are down, and then steer it like a motorcycle (countersteer right to bank left) when the outriggers are up. I came up with a steering system for mine to avoid some of this, but it didn't completely cure the problem.
But nevertheless, these things can be fun to ride. |
I was refering too the streamlined electric on Youtube,just type in streamlined electric.It's a real nice study in design,it using retracts,which is the most cost effective as of now.I like the simple CM tube chassis verse's the Monoque [monotracer,etracer] chassis.The gyro on the Lit motor design,i'm guessing would be software controlled,otherwise it would seem to me to be impossible to control,but I guess time will tell.There's a big market waiting for a user friendly enclosed motorcycle,loads of people who would have never considered a motorcycle,will want one.It's just a matter of time.