Small urban vehicles are gaining popularity due to their compactness and versatility, which makes it easier to travel in a modern metropolis. Meanwhile, engineers and designers are striving to create smaller and more functional devices. The developers from Cocoa Motors introduce the compact Walkcar electric scooter in the market. It became the embodiment of the prototype introduced several years ago.
The design of the new Walkcar scooter model resembles a laptop on wheels and looks like a usual four-wheeled skateboard. The difference is that the two front wheels are powered by built-in electric motors. The rear pair of wheels allows to perform maneuvers and control the electric scooter. Rotations, speed increases or braking are carried out by changing the position of the user’s body.
An autonomous trip to the Walkcar scooter is provided by a 68 watt-hours battery, which allows you to cover the distance of 5 km when driving in the sports mode, or 7 km in the economy mode. The speed is 16 km/h in the sports mode and 10 km/h in the economy mode. The average power developed by the scooter is estimated at 260 W and increases to 600 W at peak moments.
In the manufacture of the body and the parts of Walkcar, ultralight materials such as carbon fibre and aluminium were used. They allowed to reduce the mass of the device to 2.9 kg. The developers assure us that the electric motors in the front wheels are the smallest in the world for such a class of power-producing units. Each Walkcar wheel has an independent suspension. The scooter can overcome slopes at an angle of 10 degrees.
In Japan, a compact Walkcar scooter can be ordered at a reasonably high price of $1,842.
