CLEVER Car, Revolutionary One-metre Wide Vehicle
25th Apr 2006, 20:57 GMT
The vehicle combines the safety of a micro-car and the manoeuvrability of a motorbike, while being more fuel-efficient and less polluting than other vehicles. The three-year international project has produced a tilting three-wheeled vehicle that is fully enclosed and has seats for the driver and a passenger. Its strengthened frame protects the driver in a crash and the vehicle has a top speed of approximately 60 mph (about 100 kph) and an acceleration of 0-40 mph (60 kph) in seven seconds. At just over three feet (1 metre) wide, it is 20 inches (0.5 metres) narrower than a micro-car, and three feet narrower than a medium sized conventional car. This reduced width means more efficient parking bays, and the possibility of narrower lanes for such vehicles. The vehicle is different from previous attempts to create a small urban vehicle in that it is fully enclosed in a metal framework, is stylishly designed and is much safer. Its roof is as high as conventional cars, and it carries one passenger, who sits behind the driver. Yesterday's UK launch of the car, held at the University of Bath, has resulted in coverage in the national media (see Related Links - the BBC site has video footage from the 6 O'Clock news bulletin last night). CLEVER Car, Compact Low Emission Vehicle for Urban Transport
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