Street Legal Human Powered Car Humancar
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Street legal human powered car humancar. Mr greenwood said humancar is independent and essentially profitable now. The fm 4 v1 0 humancar fully manual 4 passenger geometry prototype has been so successful that no changes have been required. Their showcase creation is the human car a 4 wheel 4 passenger vehicle that can achieve remarkable speeds of 60 mph. A car powered by your very own kinetic force is about to hit the market as a street legal family mobile.
The two front people body steer to turn like a ski or board this is so fun to ride you want to scream. We will be able. A company called humancar based out of seattle wa has developed the first street legal human powered car â the v 2fm4 which ranges in price from 5k to 17k depending on the features is designedâ for four passengers who provide the car s power by essentially rowing an apparatus that provides manual power to the vehicle s wheels. Here at inhabitat we ve seen vehicles powered by algae poo and magnets but our.
Unfortunately the car is not available to the public the orginal prototype cost 250 000. Several downhill time trial runs have had the car above 60mph with incredible handling and bodysteer characteristics. Production on the cars which are now street legal will begin when the company has 800 pre orders. The humancar operates with four people working in concert like an engine.