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Carver EV Single Person Microcar Leans In
The Carver EV electric vehicle answers the question "Why use an enormous three-thousand pound vehicle used to transport four people to move just one person around in a city?"
At the heart of each Carver you will find the patented Dynamic Vehicle Control (DVC™), a globally unique tilting technology. This 100% Dutch innovation finally makes it possible to close the gap between a car and a scooter.The DVC™ automatically adjusts your balance in curves and on uneven surfaces. By automatically linking the tilt angle of your cockpit to your driving behavior, the DVC ™ ensures an optimal distribution of gravity under all circumstances.
The result is a stunning driving experience with super road handling, maneuverability and cornering stability. Recently, an English test driver described it as follows: “It feels like flying the road!”
(Via Carver)
It has a maximum speed of about 45 km/hr and a range of about 100 kilometers. You can pick up the Carver EV electric vehicle for about ten thousand euros.
Science fiction writer Jack Vance gave a good description of an electric one-man car in his 1954 novel The House of Iszm:
Farr paid his fare, summoned a one-man car to the dock, jumped in, dialed his destination, and relaxed into the seat... The hum of the car soothed him. His eyes grew heavy; he started to doze.
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