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Also along the lines of single person cars: rickshaws in China and India -- more like a 3 person light car but the concept is the same (fabric roofs, no doors,
by bmer 10y ago
Also along the lines of single person cars: rickshaws in China and India -- more like a 3 person light car but the concept is the same (fabric roofs, no doors, relatively slow speed compared to full fledged metal cars, but highly agile and capable of navigating narrow old-world streets).
Apparently there are some in SF too: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Auto_Rickshaw_in_San_Francisco.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Auto_Ric...
- deftnerd 10y agoRickshaws are pretty awesome vehicles. In the US, most of the people who have a bicycle or motorcycle also have a car. Micro cars are a good middle ground between them in terms of passenger or cargo capacity, but they're usually too expensive. I think Rickshaw-style vehicles could meet that middle ground in the US while also being far more affordable. It's probably difficult to import rickshaws since most of them are manufactured in foreign locales to specs that don't meet import EPA requirements. I wonder if there are any that would meet import requirements or that are manufactured in the US. An electric rickshaw is an interesting idea too. Edit: Maybe the answer is to just get a pedicab and get some battery packs and an electric assist motor.