The Technical University of Berlin has a compact vehicle design for city driving, and it has a clever name. That is, its name is the CLEVER concept vehicle (Compact Low Emission VEhicle for uRban Transport). The car uses a three wheel design (two back, one front) with a tandem seat configuration. A computer controlled hydraulic rolling system gives zero lateral forces at angles up to forty five degrees, not unlike riding a motorcycle. [more]
The Clever weighs in at 870 lbs, and measures 10 ft x 3.3 ft x 4.4 ft high. The engine is a single cylinder 230cc displacement core that runs on compressed natural gas. Top speed is about 62 mph, and it produces less than 60 g/km of CO2 in doing so.
The narrow vehicle, if it makes it to full production, is expected to cost about $10,000. More information can be found on the Clever Project website.
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