This belt-driven, four-wheeled AWD bike/car is solar-powered and in production

[FlatSix911]

And now for something completely different... certainly not for everyone, but very practical for a few.

This belt-driven, four-wheeled AWD bike/car is solar-powered — and in production

The Screecher is the latest four-wheeled electric bike car to reach production. But unlike the others, this one comes with...

electrek.co

 

[ki11a]

Pretty cool but did you see how the whole frame/roof flexed when it went over a small bump in the road...jeez

 

[FlatSix911]

Here is Electreks take... $4,500

Solar Power Transportation | Power-Assisted PedalCycle | The Screecher

Solar energy for transportation is a global game changer, starting with our solar power-assisted cycle, The Screecher, and more to come.

sunox.org

When it comes to utility, the Screecher offers a tow hook for pulling a trailer, and is even foldable for transporting within another vehicle. SUNOX has started low-volume production of the Screecher and has already shipped units to customers around the world. Priced at $4,495, it comes in at around half of what other popular electric pedal-cars cost. Here’s what I like about the Screecher: It doesn’t try to be something its not. It doesn’t opt for fancy body panels or try to be the Ferrari of electric pedal cars.

Rather, it looks like something my friends and I would have built in engineering school. Which I love. They don’t try to make it look too polished; they just make it work. And the biggest benefit is that it doesn’t send the price sky-high by trying to do too much. Other electric pedal cars like the PEBL have prices approaching five figures, which puts them far out of reach of ordinary Americans.

But for the price of a nice electric bicycle, the Screecher could actually be a fun and utilitarian vehicle for many communities. This is obviously very location-dependent, but I can see many locales that would be perfect for a Screecher. Everything from picking up the kids from school to grabbing a load of groceries would certainly be more fun like this!

 

[ki11a]

The laws here in FL are super weird about 4 wheeled bikes....

A four-wheel vehicle cannot be a “bicycle”, which by definition has two or three wheels.

However, four-wheel pedal vehicle is a “human powered vehicle” with the operator having all the rights and duties of other drivers on the roadways. It is not a motor vehicle, and does not require registration or a driver’s license.

So a 4 wheeled bike isnt a bike in FL but a human powered vehicle....okay....