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The Piaggio Ape (pronounced [ˈpjaddʒo ˈaːpe]; ape being Italian for 'bee'), [1] [2] initially marketed as VespaCar or TriVespa, [1] is a three-wheeled light commercial vehicle, manufactured and marketed by Piaggio as an adaptation of the company's Vespa scooter (vespa being Italian for 'wasp'). It has been in continuous production since its ...
The Piaggio 1 is available in two versions: the "base" and the "Active". [3]The "base" is homologated as a moped (drivable at age 14 like a fifty) has a speed limited to 45 km/h, the electric motor delivers a power of 1.2 kW and the lithium-ion battery has a capacity of 1.4 kWh which weighs 10 kg (85 kg is the total weight of the vehicle).
In 1971 a steering wheel was added to the Piaggio Ape, a model first produced in 1948, culminating in the Ape Car. Four years later, in 1975, the company made the first prototype of an electric Ape. [12] In 1988 the Vespa reached 10 million units produced. [13]
Auto rickshaw in Sri Lanka. An auto rickshaw is a motorized version of the pulled rickshaw or cycle rickshaw.Most have three wheels and do not tilt. They are known by many terms in various countries, including 3wheel, Adaidaita Sahu, Keke-napep, Maruwa, auto rickshaw, auto, baby taxi, bajaj, bao-bao, chand gari, CNG, easy bike, jonnybee, lapa, lapa-lapa, mototaxi, pigeon, pragya, tuk-tuk ...
The Aptera uses 42 KW in-wheel electric motors [11] and can be ordered with two (front-wheel drive) or three (all-wheel drive) motors. The Aptera's roof and dashboard, and optionally its hood and hatch, are fitted with solar panels, with the full compliment being designed to add a range of up to 40 miles per day and 11,000 miles per year in the ...
It has a 125 cm 3 Leader engine and a battery-driven 2.6 kW (3.5 hp) electric motor, with a regenerative braking system. The vehicle has three user-selected variants of hybrid drive to create a vehicle capable of up to 141 mpg ‑US (1.67 L/100 km; 169 mpg ‑imp ) and 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) in about 5 seconds when both methods of propulsion ...
In 1993, Suntera developed a two-seat 3-wheel electric vehicle called the SUNRAY, which came with a battery cartridge that swapped out in minutes at a battery-swap station. [9] In 1995, Suntera added a motor scooter. [10] The company was later renamed Personal Electric Transports [11] (P.E.T.). After 2000 the company developed an electric bus.
There are also a variety of microcar trucks, usually of the "forward control" or van style to provide more cargo room. These might be used for local deliveries on narrow streets that are unsuited to larger vehicles. The Piaggio Ape is a three-wheeled example. [17] The Honda Acty is a four-wheeled example.