Swincar Off-Road Vehicle

Started by kroz, August 05, 2015, 05:40:39 AM

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kroz


France gave the world Alain Robert, the skyscraper-climbing daredevil known as "The French Spider-Man," so it's perhaps no surprise that it has a spider-car to go with him.

The Swincar is a unique off-roader that features a driver's seat that's dramatically suspended between its four wheels, which are attached to extremely articulated control arms that allow them to move in practically any direction.

Each wheel is driven by its own electric motor hub, and the battery pack is under the seat. Go around a turn on a flat surface and the driver and wheels lean into it, as they would on a motorcycle, as the rear-wheel steering tightens up the circle.

Uneven ground is where things get really interesting, however, as the seat and wheels stay roughly plumb as it rides along the side of a hill, and the axles cross back and forth traversing obstacles, such as ditches and rocks. The company behind it, Mecanroc, says it can climb and descend hills up to 70 degrees steep.


http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2015/08/04/swincar-e-spider-off-road-vehicle-crawls-up-and-over-almost-anything/?cmpid=NL_morninghl

Be sure and watch the video on the link.  It is really cool!

walkstall

Quote from: kroz on August 05, 2015, 05:40:39 AM
France gave the world Alain Robert, the skyscraper-climbing daredevil known as "The French Spider-Man," so it's perhaps no surprise that it has a spider-car to go with him.

The Swincar is a unique off-roader that features a driver's seat that's dramatically suspended between its four wheels, which are attached to extremely articulated control arms that allow them to move in practically any direction.

Each wheel is driven by its own electric motor hub, and the battery pack is under the seat. Go around a turn on a flat surface and the driver and wheels lean into it, as they would on a motorcycle, as the rear-wheel steering tightens up the circle.

Uneven ground is where things get really interesting, however, as the seat and wheels stay roughly plumb as it rides along the side of a hill, and the axles cross back and forth traversing obstacles, such as ditches and rocks. The company behind it, Mecanroc, says it can climb and descend hills up to 70 degrees steep.


http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2015/08/04/swincar-e-spider-off-road-vehicle-crawls-up-and-over-almost-anything/?cmpid=NL_morninghl

Be sure and watch the video on the link.  It is really cool!

Drop down below that video and there a 3-wheeler.  There is a lady around her 50's+ that drives it around town.  I see it about once a month.   :thumbup:
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kroz

Quote from: walkstall on August 05, 2015, 06:18:56 AM
Drop down below that video and there a 3-wheeler.  There is a lady around her 50's+ that drives it around town.  I see it about once a month.   :thumbup:

Yes, there is one of those in our neighborhood also.  I don't see the benefit beyond the novelty!   :wink:

But the Swincar has a real niche in the market.  Great idea!!

walkstall

Quote from: kroz on August 05, 2015, 07:05:23 AM
Yes, there is one of those in our neighborhood also.  I don't see the benefit beyond the novelty!   :wink:

But the Swincar has a real niche in the market.  Great idea!!


They will need to take a generator and gas with them. 
Quote"four hours per charge when fitted with a 6 kilowatt-hour battery"

The lady said she gets to meet a lot more men now then before.   :lol:
A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation.- James Freeman Clarke

Always remember "Feelings Aren't Facts."

kroz

Quote from: walkstall on August 05, 2015, 07:33:05 AM

They will need to take a generator and gas with them. 


Four hours sounds like a very long time to me.   

All they need is a nice "toy hauler" and they are good to go.  ..... same with ATVs.   But a lot of folks get killed on their ATVs in rough terrain. 

Some people own rough terrain property which needs to be surveilled occasionally.  Hunters would also find this a safer alternative to ATVs. 

walkstall

Quote from: kroz on August 05, 2015, 07:41:57 AM
Four hours sounds like a very long time to me.   

All they need is a nice "toy hauler" and they are good to go.  ..... same with ATVs.   But a lot of folks get killed on their ATVs in rough terrain. 

Some people own rough terrain property which needs to be surveilled occasionally.  Hunters would also find this a safer alternative to ATVs.

Trust me, people will always be pushing there luck.
A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation.- James Freeman Clarke

Always remember "Feelings Aren't Facts."