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Mobility scooters (or shop riders) are big business in the UK, with close to a quarter of a million of the island nation’s elderly and disabled population using them to get around. In response to a previous untapped market segment, Environmental Transport Association (ETA) has introduced the world’s smallest caravan that can be towed by a mobility scooter.
- This Is The World’s Fastest Mobility Scooter
Colin Furze from the UK is the builder of the world’s fastest mobility scooter, a heavily disputed title, no doubt… His creation is built around a standard-looking scooter that hides a two-stroke petrol engine where he electric motor and...
- Massachusetts Subaru Dealer Turns Tribeca Into A Solar-powered Ev!
After successfully installing close to 400 solar panels on the roof of its dealership in Hannover, Massachusetts, Planet Subaru is once again pushing the envelope of lime-green innovation with the presentation of the Tribeca SPT 588QW DRX EV, powered...
- Mini Takes The Hatch, Countryman And Clubman For Camping
The BMW Group has presented a new way for Mini hatchback, Clubman and Countryman owners to enjoy their vehicles with the presentation of two unique camping outfits on the same day a year after it revealed the BMW M3 pickup truck. The first solution...
- New 2012 Ford B-max Opens Up To Us, Shows Its Sliding Doors
Ford continues the slow strip tease of its all-new B-MAX small MPV prior to the production model's grand premier at the 82nd Geneva International Auto Salon in the beginning of March. This time we get a full-blown photo of the B-MAX's innovative...
- Mini Solar Powered Vehicle
Here is just another example of alternative energy through solar power use: The world’s smallest solar powered car. Measuring in just 33 x 22 x 14 mm, when the sun shines on the solar panel, the panel makes electricity that turns the motor and...
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The QTvan: World’s Smallest Caravan or Just Clever Marketing?
Mobility scooters (or shop riders) are big business in the UK, with close to a quarter of a million of the island nation’s elderly and disabled population using them to get around. In response to a previous untapped market segment, Environmental Transport Association (ETA) has introduced the world’s smallest caravan that can be towed by a mobility scooter.
In what’s perhaps more marketing ploy than real product, ETA’s QTvan is a 2 metre by 0.75 metre (6.6 feet by 2.5 feet) caravan incorporating a full-size single bed, an onboard battery supply, a 19-inch (48 cm) television, radio / alarm clock, kettle and drinks cabinet. It costs £5,500 (US$9,077 / €6,234) and is offered with such extras as roof-mounted solar panels, air horn, satellite dish, central heating and bespoke paint.
Read more »- This Is The World’s Fastest Mobility Scooter
Colin Furze from the UK is the builder of the world’s fastest mobility scooter, a heavily disputed title, no doubt… His creation is built around a standard-looking scooter that hides a two-stroke petrol engine where he electric motor and...
- Massachusetts Subaru Dealer Turns Tribeca Into A Solar-powered Ev!
After successfully installing close to 400 solar panels on the roof of its dealership in Hannover, Massachusetts, Planet Subaru is once again pushing the envelope of lime-green innovation with the presentation of the Tribeca SPT 588QW DRX EV, powered...
- Mini Takes The Hatch, Countryman And Clubman For Camping
The BMW Group has presented a new way for Mini hatchback, Clubman and Countryman owners to enjoy their vehicles with the presentation of two unique camping outfits on the same day a year after it revealed the BMW M3 pickup truck. The first solution...
- New 2012 Ford B-max Opens Up To Us, Shows Its Sliding Doors
Ford continues the slow strip tease of its all-new B-MAX small MPV prior to the production model's grand premier at the 82nd Geneva International Auto Salon in the beginning of March. This time we get a full-blown photo of the B-MAX's innovative...
- Mini Solar Powered Vehicle
Here is just another example of alternative energy through solar power use: The world’s smallest solar powered car. Measuring in just 33 x 22 x 14 mm, when the sun shines on the solar panel, the panel makes electricity that turns the motor and...