Far from the shonkiest vehicle I have ever seen on the M25.
Homemade Electric Motorcycle Stopped on M25 in Hertfordshire
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#12IMHO the future of personal transportation is vehicles like that. We don't have the space in cities to support 2-3 tons of steel per traveler, and plain bicycles are uncomfortable in bad weather, or when you are physically impaired. But small (electric?) velomobiles with three or four wheels are perfect for city commutes when cycling is not an option. They also don't need 15-20kWh/100km like an electric car would.
Such as the Renault Twizy? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Twizy
I was also thinking of the venerable Sinclair C5.
The downside to these is having all the (percieved and real) vulnerability of the cyclist as well. And they still need quite a bit of space for parking.
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#13Also odd, the driver is barefoot while he is stood on the motorway hard shoulder.
I'd almost expect that to be honest
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#15Reminds me of the Czechoslovakian Velorex, which had three wheels, a motorcycle engine and a leather body[0].
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#16It's a velomobile. They're somewhat unusual but surely not so unusual that they're worthy of a newspaper article? There are quite a few manufacturers:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velomobile#Velomobile_manufact...
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#17IMHO the future of personal transportation is vehicles like that. We don't have the space in cities to support 2-3 tons of steel per traveler, and plain bicycles are uncomfortable in bad weather, or when you are physically impaired. But small (electric?) velomobiles with three or four wheels are perfect for city commutes when cycling is not an option. They also don't need 15-20kWh/100km like an electric car would.
> three or four wheels are perfect
Presumably, not like the three-wheeled Robin Reliant car that launched in the UK in the 1970s :-)
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#18it rear side resembles like a small boat
Re: Homemade Electric Motorcycle Stopped on M25 in Hertfordshire
#19IMHO the future of personal transportation is vehicles like that. We don't have the space in cities to support 2-3 tons of steel per traveler, and plain bicycles are uncomfortable in bad weather, or when you are physically impaired. But small (electric?) velomobiles with three or four wheels are perfect for city commutes when cycling is not an option. They also don't need 15-20kWh/100km like an electric car would.
The future of personal transportation is no personal transportation.
Re: Homemade Electric Motorcycle Stopped on M25 in Hertfordshire
#20Reminds me of the Czechoslovakian Velorex, which had three wheels, a motorcycle engine and a leather body[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velorex
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