A Unimotorcycle that can save the planet?
June 13th, 2008 Greg Corwin
I first saw this contraption on the cover of Popular Science (or maybe Popular Mechanics, can’t remember which) and I thought it was one of those futuristic mockup machines that don’t really exist. But it turns out that not only does the Uno really exist, but it’s battery-powered and the 18 yo designer got the idea for it while visiting China and watching all the locals driving the popular 2-cycle smog-cycles.
It works just like a high-perfomance Segway, it goes up to 25mph and is made mainly for short trips around town. It’s also non-polluting, though not zero-emmissions since it still has to be charged up and that electricity has to come from somewhere. Still, I think it’s a great concept.