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The quadricycle is a European Union vehicle category for four-wheeled microcars, which allows these vehicles to be designed to less stringent requirements when compared to regular cars. Quadricycles are defined by limitations in terms of weight, engine power and speed.
A tourist rental quadricycle: Quadricycle International Q-Cycle-6 [1] A Rhoades Car 4W2P 4-Wheel Bike parked on a Canadian urban street. A quadracycle (also spelled quadricycle) is a four-wheeled human-powered land vehicle. It is also referred to as a quadcycle, pedal car or four-wheeled bicycle amongst other terms.
Quadricycle, with an i, was a popular term for human or motorized four wheel bike-like vehicles around the turn of the 19th to 20th century The Quadricycle was an early form of automobile . Earliest models were propelled by a small steam engine , then designers switched to early internal combustion engines as they became available.
Most of the first car builders were inventors, rather than businessmen, working with their imaginations and the parts they had on hand. [3] Thus, the invention of the Quadricycle type of vehicle in France in the 1880s marks an important innovation as a proto-automobile that would lay the foundation for the future, with more practical designs to ...
CAR REVIEW: In the eyes of the law, it is more like a four-wheeled scooter, writes Sean O’Grady. It’s ridiculous, of course – but this eight-horsepowered ‘quadricycle’ can do things cars ...
ATV, snowmobile, and motorcycle maker Polaris Industries has acquired French on-road "quadricycle" vehicle manufacturer Aixam Mega S.A.S., Polaris announced Thursday. Quadricyles are four-wheeled ...
The Renault Twizy is a two-seat electric microcar designed and marketed by Renault.It is classified in Europe as either a light or heavy quadricycle depending on the output power, which is either 4 kW (5.4 hp) for the 45 model or 13 kW (17 hp) for the 80 model, both names reflecting its top speed in km/h.
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