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Richard230

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Piaggio Electric Scooter concept
« on: September 05, 2013, 09:48:47 AM »
Piaggio is still fooling around with the idea of electric scooters, (like BMW) trying to figure out where they will fit into the urban mobility market.  Here is their latest idea.  It looks cute, has lots of electronic gizmos, but has little space for batteries and has too many wheels.   :o

Here is a link to the article:  http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/piaggio-electric-scooter---pam.htm
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Re: Piaggio Electric Scooter concept
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2013, 10:03:38 AM »
I wonder why they moved the dual wheels to the rear.  This would seem to decrease stability in a panic stop (and veer) situation.
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Re: Piaggio Electric Scooter concept
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2013, 01:21:15 PM »
I found a discussion comparing characteristics of both the tadpole and delta trike designs:

http://www.jetrike.com/tadpole-or-delta.html

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Re: Piaggio Electric Scooter concept
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2013, 04:04:51 PM »
The reverse-trike seems to work well for the CanAm Spyder, but I do note that they installed a cornering stability control system on the vehicle.  I agree that a reverse-trike would appear to be more stable (to my eye) than a conventional trike - such as was lawyer-ed and regulated out of existence for off-road vehicle use during the 1980's (?).

Here is another 3-wheel electric vehicle design concept:

http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/idea-neos---cool-electric-motorcycle-with-sidecar.htm
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