T3 Motion introduces three-wheeled CT3 personal commuter, plans to enter Auto X Prize
March 15, 2010 – 10:45 pm
T3 Motion, creators of the Segway-esque non-balancing T3 Series Electric Stand-up Vehicle for police and security use, has just issued a press release detailing its plans to launch a new three-wheeled electric vehicle called the CT3. The new vehicle is the first machine from T3 that was specifically designed for personal commuter use and is based on the company’s CT low-speed electric four-wheeled vehicle.
Using a three-wheeled design should allow T3 Motion to classify the CT3 as a motorcycle in most states, which means it won’t necessarily need to be restricted to low-speed use as a Neighborhood Electric Vehicle, though the machine will be capped at a 45 mph top speed regardless. All three of the CT3’s wheels are powered by electric motors that get their electrons from T3’s proprietary Power Management System and lithium polymer batteries.
At this time, the vehicle exists only in rendered form (pay close attention to the wheels and tires in the above image), but T3 plans to enter a special CT-S version of the machine in the Auto X Prize that will reportedly be capable of 80 miles per hour and an equivalent mpg rating of over 100 miles per gallon. Click past the break for the official press release. Thanks for the tip, Deepa!
[Source: T3 Motion via Green Launches]
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, On Two Wheels, Automotive X-Prize, USA
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