Marc S. said:
Something like the new Quattrovelo from velomobiel.nl?
where I live that would
still be defined as a "car" because of it's four wheels
I could probably get an exclusion - disabled status- ...but then again I couldn't get in it lol.
I might have been tempted by the ELF but I'm glad I built what I built (pre-ELF production) It works so much better-er than an ELF esp. carrying stuff. It cost about the same in parts and fabrication- except mine includes all-wheel drive (1kW nominal and locally what's legal) and normally carries 2kW of battery. I built 2 complete sets of batteries (4 packs) so I never have to wait for recharge (solar slow lol limited by my 150/150/200W chargers fed from *new* *improved* (in my workshop) 10kW of AGM storage batteries)
BTW the owner of this forum spent a few hours in my workshop. I dunno what he thought of my velo-thingy, but he had this -big grin- his whole time here. I did most the talking because I talk too much.
@deanwvu
imo- the most important part of a velo IS the windshield/hood. Protection from elements makes all the difference. Aerodynamics be damned, not getting pelted by winter rain/hail/wind chill (or where you live, winter snow/sleet/colder wind chill) is worth any power discrepancy imposed.
You'd never guess I studied aerodynamics as a student/hobbyist and applied such knowledge to this project. Keeps the roof on, for instance...
If I was normal I might have made the body shorter or shaped, but I really like walking into the velo and mounting the trike as if it didn't have a velo body. (all vehicles should be like this imo) (even if I wasn't a broken person -grins)
Strong trike = good trike (carry more stuff)
My velo is built from what's basically a pedicab multi-seat trike that came equipped with big lead acid batteries (they're part of my solar system now <grins some more>) It can handle any loads I impose -me, a weeks worth of groceries and anything else I can fit in it's semi-inclosed ~700mm x 900mm x 1200mm 'storage' area. + it supports specialized trailers for propane tanks etcetera along with those groceries etcetera. (recently did this)
The trike is exactly 762mm (30") wide and fits through any standard 32" entry (did I already say this? probably...)
@ john in paradise <grin>
once I realized I wanted a fully-glassed body
that drove my whole design. + Nobody else needs to follow my example. Just say'n and show'n wut i did ...because, contrary to a fault -and- different example showing that one can build anything they want as opposed to only getting what's 'available' barely fitting ones' needs where, as per usual...
the devil's in knowing needs
-Wish Balsa wood was cheap here
i shur talk lots sum tims
