New "spider car" offers disabled access
A new electric car equipped with four arms that move independently allowing it to tackle the toughest off-road terrain is set to hit the market.
Known as the “spider car”, the Swincar is made in southern France and will go into production at the end of October. Its makers say it can naviguate on slopes with an inclination of up to 70%.
“This is an entirely electrical vehicle, compared to the vast majority of quad bikes that have combustion engines – so there is no air or noise pollution with the Swincar. And it can handle extreme terrain, which means you can do things with the Swincar that you can’t do with vehicles with ordinary kinematics,” says Thierry Jammes, of Mecanroc, the company that produces the Swincar.
Swincar’s agility is made possible by each wheel having independent motors and suspension. This means the body of the car remains vertical and the driver upright even on steep slopes.
The vehicle, which can reach a maximum speed of 30 to 40 km/h, can be assembled easi
Known as the “spider car”, the Swincar is made in southern France and will go into production at the end of October. Its makers say it can naviguate on slopes with an inclination of up to 70%.
“This is an entirely electrical vehicle, compared to the vast majority of quad bikes that have combustion engines – so there is no air or noise pollution with the Swincar. And it can handle extreme terrain, which means you can do things with the Swincar that you can’t do with vehicles with ordinary kinematics,” says Thierry Jammes, of Mecanroc, the company that produces the Swincar.
Swincar’s agility is made possible by each wheel having independent motors and suspension. This means the body of the car remains vertical and the driver upright even on steep slopes.
The vehicle, which can reach a maximum speed of 30 to 40 km/h, can be assembled easi