scooter driving out of the McCar

You no longer need to be a superhero to drive out with a scooter from the back of your running car. Now, imagine you are driving with your pals and you notice you forgot something at home and need to go back, the McCar allows you to do so without interrupting the trip. You can leave your pals continue driving towards the destination, while you take a ride back home using the integrated scoot.

Geely, a Chinese auto manufacturer, just introduced its new concept electric vehicle with an integrated scooter inside.The McCar is not named after your favorite burger, its name is derived from Magic Car or Motorcycle Car. Because parts of this car magically transform into a scooter.

To be more exact, the rear middle console directly transforms into the seat of the scooter and all other parts are hidden below the front arm console and the rear space. But this is not the whole story, the scooter can be brought into running mode before driving out from the car. And of course, it is all electric and the scoot is being charged while the car is running. It would be fun to see this scoot go into production. Watch the concept video below.

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Here is the video showing Volkswagen’s idea of renting its new concept e-scooter at major city centers.

Also read, Volkswagen unveils its electric scooter.

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BMW Motorrad’s upcoming scooter, Concept C, was  presented to the French public at various Paris locations last week. The scooter was seen at the world famous night club, VIP room and two BHV Homme menswear locations. See the video for VIP room below.

The last presentation at BHV Homme turned into a big show, as an ice sculptor used a 1300lbs block of ice to carve an exact replica of the Concept C. Later, the finished sculpture was placed at the touristic Centre Pompidou, where it attracted many tourists.

Watch the ice sculpture show video below.

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After 2 years of research and tests, The Malaysian company Eclimo is ready to roll out its first generation electric scooters. The company unveiled its e-scooter on March 16, 2011.

The e-scooters feature electric drive technology, its lithium batteries are directly connected to the wheels ensuring minimum energy loss.

According to Eclimo, the differences between electric scooters and regular scooters are as follows:

Regular scooters:

Use ICE (internal combustion engine)
Use petrol as fuel to run engine
Use fuel tank to store fuel
Needs to change gear ratio to change speed
Emits smoke and CO2
Has noisy exhaust pipe
Engine to wheel link with gear and chain
Heavy maintenance on the engine
Frequent change of gear and chain
Change of brake pad according to usage

Electric scooters:

Use electric motor
Use electricity to run electric motor
Use battery to store electricity
Fully automatic
Zero emission
No exhaust pipe, almost silent
Electric motor to wheel direct drive, without any link
Maintenance-free electric motorNot available, therefore no cost involved
Less frequent change due to rear wheel’s regenerative braking system

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This Friday, March 4th, Fremont Motors in Seattle is releasing its concept electric scooter Fido with a party. Jeb Gast, who started the electric scooter shop, Soundspeed Scooters in 2008, couldn’t find the scooter of his dreams, so he created one by himself.

Join the Release Party, this Friday, March 4th, 5:30pm at Motore Coffee, 1904 9th Ave, Seattle.

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Beyond its, iconic design, 4kW electric motor chargeable through a conventional household power socket, battery allowing ranges up to 100 kilometers, solar cells on the front supporting the charging of the battery pack, the escooter  includes great safety features even rarely seen on today’s motorcycles. The scooter is equipped with an ABS (anti-lock braking system), a blind spot assistant, drawing attention to vehicles following close behind and an airbag integrated into the front panel, which is designed to be activated in case of a frontal impact, protecting the rider’s torso.

Similar to MINI’s E scooter concept, the escooter uses a smartphone as its control and communication center. The phone docked into the front panel is used as the speedometer, navigation and to display the battery and range information.

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Last September, MINI unveiled its Scooter E Concept during London Fashion Week, followed by a showcase a month later during the Paris Motor Show. At that time, it was announced that it would make it to production only if reactions during the Paris show were positive. But so far, there haven’t been any further news about the production plans for this stylish babe.

The zero emission MINI scooter is powered by an electric motor integrated into the rear wheel. Its lithium-ion battery can be recharged by any conventional power socket. On top of it all, this cool urban design by MINI uses your smartphone as the ignition key and it comes with a phone dock in the dashboard in which you can integrate your smartphone, so that you are up to date with scooter traffic, navigation info and are connected into social networking even during a ride.

For more info, please visit: http://www.minispace.com/mini-scooter-e

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