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Hoveround is an American corporation that manufactures and distributes the Hoveround brand of power wheelchairs (also known as motorized wheelchairs) and sells scooters, lifts, ramps and power chair accessories. The company, founded in 1992 by former nurse and inventor Tom Kruse, is based in Sarasota, Florida. Its battery-operated products are ...
Prina (1949–1954) 125cc two-stroke scooter, in 1952 the 175cc JLO-powered Orix-Prina in conjunction with Orix — Italy [56] [97] Prior (1950s), Rebadged German Hercules scooters by Industria Ltd of London for the UK and Commonwealth markets, models included the Viscount — United Kingdom/West Germany [98] Puch — Austria
It has a small hinged rear pod containing the 49 cc 2-stroke engine and two drive wheels powered through a limited slip differential. The Stream was styled and priced as a luxury personal scooter. Honda's suggested retail price in 1981 was ¥198,000, compared to ¥114,000 for a 49cc Super Cub. Unlike the Cub, the Stream can only carry one rider ...
A variation on the underbone concept known as the "maxi-scooter" [10] or "touring scooter" [11] is popular in the West. These are much larger than the underbones known to the Asian market and vary in size from the early Honda Helix with 250 cc [ 12 ] to the 850 cc Gilera GP800. [ 13 ]
4 wheel mobility scooters are more stable than three wheel mobility scooters and can be folding, travel, or heavy duty. Usually they are more expensive than a three-wheel mobility scooter, but offer better stability, longer battery life, and an increased weight capacity. Folding/travel mobility scooters fold up to provide easy transport. They ...
The PCX Electric has an interior permanent magnet traction motor with peak and continuous rated outputs of 4.2 and 0.98 kW (5.63 and 1.31 hp), respectively, drawing from two removable Honda Mobile Power Pack batteries connected in series; each battery provides 50.4 V and 20.8 A-hr, giving the scooter a range of 42 km (26 mi). [20]
To ride a scooter over 50 cc (3.1 cu in) you need a motorcycle licence in all states, but you can ride a scooter (max 50 cc or 3.1 cu in, 50 km/h; 30 mph) with a car licence in QLD [18] and SA [19] and with a moped specific licence in WA [20] otherwise a general motorcycle licence is required.
It was the first scooter manufactured by Hero Honda, traditionally a motorcycle company, and was received very positively. As of 2013 [update] , it sold in the range of 40,000 units per month, and is second only to the Honda Activa in a rapidly growing scooter segment.