Would You Ride This Tiny Folding Electric Scooter To Work?Would You Ride This Tiny Folding Electric Scooter To Work?

The sexiest electric vehicle in the world right now is arguably the Tesla Model S luxury sedan, but now there seems to be a race on to design the smallest electric vehicle in the world.
First came the Commute-Case from Green Energy Motors, and now we have the less expensive (and rather less glamorous) Trikelet.
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The Trikelet scooter has three wheels–two small, closely-spaced ones at the rear and a larger one at the front that steers.
It folds up into itself, forming a sort of box on wheels with a long handle that resembles an odd-looking roll-aboard suitcase.
The 27-pound (12-kg) Trikelet not only folds up but, as the makers say, “fits in the luggage compartment of the train”.
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The video shows it being loaded into the cargo bay of a German-market Volkswagen Up minicar, and shows it being used as a “last-mile” solution for trips via car or mass transit.
The top speed of 12 mph (20 km/h) is about three times the pace of a brisk walk, and its makers say it could be brought to market for €1,000 to €1,500 euros ($1,350 to $2,025).
Its makers are still developing the Trikelet–they need about another year, they say–and are seeking both distribution partners and mass-production funding.
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But with electric two-wheelers expected to outnumber plug-in electric automobiles globally, we’ll likely be seeing a lot more of these kinds of little electric mobility appliances.
Frankly, we’re just waiting for a handful of electric skateboards to replace the ones with noisy little airplane engines buzzing away on their tail.
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