Drivers are notoriously difficult to prise from behind the steering wheel. We blame the cup holders.
Millions of us every day overlook the running costs, time wasted in traffic jams and even our responsibility for the air pollution that brings about the early deaths of 50,000 in Britain alone each year, simply because our cars provide such a comfortable and well-appointed environment.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t matter how many well-placed cup holders your car boasts, our relationship with the car is an ill-judged affair than cannot last. There simply isn’t the road space or natural resources.
Peugeot thinks it has a practicable alternative to the car for those motorists unwilling or unable to use a bicycle.
The Peugeot PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle) scooter is a tilting electric trike powered by electric motors housed within its wheels able to deliver a top speed of about 40 mph and range of 186 miles. An internal combustion engine can take over on motorways for speeds up to 70 mph.
The electric scooter promises to handle like a trike and despite of having four wheels, its size and configuration mean it can be classified as a three-wheeler.
No word yet on whether it is equipped with cup holders.
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Mike
Awesome send me an invite to test ride this it looks sure to impress
Simon fuller
We need a whole range of small electric vehicles including bikes scooters and small cars like the 4 wheel trike. We also need massive investment in high quality cycleways and alternative eco routes. All electric bikes and scooters are still illegal here but are widely used in many other countries.
Plevyadophy
Who on earth wrote that silly headline?! 😡
If it has FOUR wheels then by definition it is NOT a trike; it’s a quad-bike!
Raf
i wonder how the crash resistance compares to a BMW C1…
David
Dear Plevyadophy,
I don’t know who wrote the headline, but it wasn’t MR AGRY!!
Pat
What makes me wonder, and its never stated anywhere, what are the cost of these batteries, when they have to be replaced?
José Norberto Vallejo Uribe
Good afternoon. Greetings from Bogotá, Coilombia. What is the price of the tilting electric trike with four wheels
Regards
Norberto
David
The batteries are extremely recyclable so at least the costs and energy associated with mining are not repeated. Tesla battery warranty runs for 100,000 miles but they are now talking about million mile batteries. If you usually charge at home and avoid filling it to the brim too often then today’s batteries will run a heck of a lot longer than 100,000 miles.
The issue today are not lithium (only about 2& of the battery is lithium), but cobalt. Apart from the cost, no organisation can leave itself exposed to central African politics so the element is being designed out.
Kevin
Are these available in the UK? What price are we looking at in the UK?