Now of course this is just a concept. It may never see the light of day and would have only a limited market in the US but still it's just confirms what I've been arguing all along. That due to increasing urbanization, fossil fuel scarcity and environmental concerns the future belongs to the maxi-scoot. The Scooter Revolution continues...
Thursday, March 7, 2013
And the line blurs even more...
When I saw this video for Toyota's new concept car, the I-ROAD, it reminded me of the Piaggio MP3 model only with a roof. It blurs the line between what is a motorcycle, a scooter and a car.
The biggest difference of course, is that the Toyota's I-ROAD is electric. It is rear wheel driven and relies on computer chips to counter steer thus keeping the car upright in turns but for all practical purposes it appears to handle like a motorcycle or scooter would.
Now of course this is just a concept. It may never see the light of day and would have only a limited market in the US but still it's just confirms what I've been arguing all along. That due to increasing urbanization, fossil fuel scarcity and environmental concerns the future belongs to the maxi-scoot. The Scooter Revolution continues...
Now of course this is just a concept. It may never see the light of day and would have only a limited market in the US but still it's just confirms what I've been arguing all along. That due to increasing urbanization, fossil fuel scarcity and environmental concerns the future belongs to the maxi-scoot. The Scooter Revolution continues...
Labels:
concept cars,
I-Road,
maxi scooters,
Piaggio
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