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Transforming Scooter Contraption: Is It Real?

By Rain Noe - April 27, 2011

in Object Culture

From the There's No Way This Thing Can Be Real department: A company called BPG Motors is taking advance orders for their Uno III, a scooter that rides around on two self-balancing wheels, Segway-style. The rider can hit a button and deploy—on the fly!—a third forward wheel that extends forward, letting the bike ride like a traditional motorcyle.

The battery-powered Uno III has zero emissions, and its folding form factor was designed to make it easier to bring into elevators and store in apartments. You might be wondering "With those superbike looks, why is it classified as a scooter?" Answer: It maxes out at just 30 miles per hour.

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Pho Rung

13 years ago

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Yeah, it's real. Still in prototyping phase though.
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tanuki

13 years ago

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it lost any credibility with the Tron outfit. :P
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