Trixi.com
07-01-2005, 23:26
http://www.pedicabforum.com/fotos/varios/velotaxi.jpg
Ok. This is a Velotaxi (http://www.velotaxi.com) , the original one.
Hey, surfing in the web I was suprised....this one looks also like a Velotaxi....
http://www.pedicabforum.com/fotos/varios/yamaha.jpg
Yamaha.com
(http://www.yamaha.com)
Yamaha™s electric rickshaw pedals into view
Most of the UK’s major cities have gone rickshaw crazy, so could we see this elegant three-wheeler on our streets any time soon?
Most of the rickshaws you currently see scooting through the UK’s major city streets come fitted with cow-skin interiors, fluffy dice, and honking-horns as standard. Not like Yamaha ™s new streamlined and sophisticated electric rickshaw. It’s been designed and created for use at the 2005 Japan World Expo (http://www.expo2005.or.jp/), where taxis are off-limits. Those sleek curved lines and transparent roof give it a much fresher and more stylish look than the rust buckets currently doing the rounds on our city streets. Plus, the assistance of an electric motor means less effort for the driver, and in turn a more pleasant ride for the passengers (no sweaty back drafts). Yamaha is yet to announce whether its eco-friendly rickshaw will make it overseas, but here’s hoping Japan doesn’t hog all the fun. It definitely gets T3’s seal of approval
Source: http://www.t3.co.uk (http://Source:%20http://www.t3.co.uk)
BTW:
There is another manufacturer with similar vehicles to the original Velotaxis
http://www.pedicabforum.com/fotos/varios/cyclopolitain.jpg
Cyclopolitain (http://www.cyclopolitain.com)
http://www.pedicabforum.com/fotos/varios/cocotaxi.jpg
And last but not least there is the famous Coco-Taxi
in Cuba. Ok - it is not a pedicab, but the form is very similar to
the designs above.
It seems that there will be a lot of changes regarding the design of the convential pedicab in the future.
If you know similar vehicles please post in this thread.
Ok. This is a Velotaxi (http://www.velotaxi.com) , the original one.
Hey, surfing in the web I was suprised....this one looks also like a Velotaxi....
http://www.pedicabforum.com/fotos/varios/yamaha.jpg
Yamaha.com
(http://www.yamaha.com)
Yamaha™s electric rickshaw pedals into view
Most of the UK’s major cities have gone rickshaw crazy, so could we see this elegant three-wheeler on our streets any time soon?
Most of the rickshaws you currently see scooting through the UK’s major city streets come fitted with cow-skin interiors, fluffy dice, and honking-horns as standard. Not like Yamaha ™s new streamlined and sophisticated electric rickshaw. It’s been designed and created for use at the 2005 Japan World Expo (http://www.expo2005.or.jp/), where taxis are off-limits. Those sleek curved lines and transparent roof give it a much fresher and more stylish look than the rust buckets currently doing the rounds on our city streets. Plus, the assistance of an electric motor means less effort for the driver, and in turn a more pleasant ride for the passengers (no sweaty back drafts). Yamaha is yet to announce whether its eco-friendly rickshaw will make it overseas, but here’s hoping Japan doesn’t hog all the fun. It definitely gets T3’s seal of approval
Source: http://www.t3.co.uk (http://Source:%20http://www.t3.co.uk)
BTW:
There is another manufacturer with similar vehicles to the original Velotaxis
http://www.pedicabforum.com/fotos/varios/cyclopolitain.jpg
Cyclopolitain (http://www.cyclopolitain.com)
http://www.pedicabforum.com/fotos/varios/cocotaxi.jpg
And last but not least there is the famous Coco-Taxi
in Cuba. Ok - it is not a pedicab, but the form is very similar to
the designs above.
It seems that there will be a lot of changes regarding the design of the convential pedicab in the future.
If you know similar vehicles please post in this thread.