E4U (vehicle)
Appearance
Type | Electric vehicle |
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Wheels | Three |
Inventor | Hyundai's Advanced Design Department |
Introduced | 2013 Seoul Motor Show |
Design time | 4 Mos. |
Hyundai E4U | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Hyundai |
Production | 4 Mos. |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Electric vehicle |
Layout | Three wheels |
The E4U is a single-person road vehicle, produced by Hyundai.[1]
Operation
[edit]It travels on a rotating front sphere and two rear training-wheel-type supports. Propulsion is controlled by foot pedals, which cause the spherical front to tilt. It comes with headgear that serves as the roof.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Rundle, Michael (2 April 2013). "Hyundai E4U: Egg-Shaped Futuristic Vehicle Rolls Without Wheels - Kinda (PICTURES)". Huffington Post UK. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ Tim Hornyak (April 3, 2013). "Hyundai's E4U vehicle is an egg on training wheels". cnet.