News on hybrid vehicles, fuel cell cars, and the future of automobiles » micro http://www.futurewheels.com Wed, 12 May 2010 14:43:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Micro electric hybrid car TV ad from the 1980’s http://www.futurewheels.com/hybrid-car-technology/micro-electric-hybrid-car-tv-ad-from-the-1980s http://www.futurewheels.com/hybrid-car-technology/micro-electric-hybrid-car-tv-ad-from-the-1980s#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:22:10 +0000 admin http://www.futurewheels.com/hybrid-car-technology/micro-electric-hybrid-car-tv-ad-from-the-1980s The Sinclair C5 was one of the first hybrid electric micro cars. It was called an electric tricycle at the time. This allowed it to be marketed as a vehicle that can be driven on the sidewalks by anyone over the age of 14 without a license or insurance. It is similar to the Wycycle (see video). However, the early Wycyclles did not have pedals for moving. And the Wycycle could be folded up and had a top to cover the person. What may be interesting is to see a kind of C5 Wycycle which embraces the latest technology for achieving strenght, weight reduction, motor power and energy efficiency, along with latest battery technology (such as lithium polymer batteries).

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