I love it love it love it and... the rear steer is an abominable notion as the first test rider will strongly attest. But if they build it in numbers you could use the shell over a nicely engineered front steer piece, maybe off of a Dwarf racecar. Anything that goes over 3MPH is doomed with rear steer. Cheap though.
sean On 5/17/19, brucedp5 via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > > https://newatlas.com/messerschmitt-kr25e-velomobile/59719/ > Quirky Messerschmitt velomobile rides again > May 16, 2019 Ben Coxworth > > [images / iDMOOVE, Messerschmitt-Werke > https://img.newatlas.com/messerschmitt-kr25e-velomobile-1.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&ch=Width%2CDPR&fit=crop&h=347&q=60&rect=0%2C54%2C901%2C507&w=616&s=a26a49e5f90c1f91289fbf1b6d22d040 > The Messerschmitt KR 25-E was unveiled at last month's Spezi specialty bike > show in Germany(Credit: iDMOOVE) > > https://img.newatlas.com/messerschmitt-kr25e-velomobile-11.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&ch=Width%2CDPR&fit=max&q=60&w=616&s=67a8da3cbd779cd3055662a80ae15450 > The Messerschmitt KR 25-E's 36-volt/250-watt electric motor augments the > rider's pedalling power, taking them up to... > > https://img.newatlas.com/messerschmitt-kr25e-velomobile-6.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&q=60&w=1000&s=3813d77080a5e79e27bf77e2178186f4 > > https://newatlas.com/messerschmitt-kr25e-velomobile/59719/#gallery > View gallery - 10 images > ] > > When it comes to weird little old cars, the Messerschmitt Kabinenroller was > one of the delightfully weirdest. Five years ago, we heard about a new > pedal-electric version of the vehicle, known as the Veloschmitt. Although > that model is no longer available, its successor has now entered production. > > - The Messerschmitt KR 25-E has hydraulic disc brakes > - Achim Adlfinger obtained the official license for the Messerschmitt name > - The Messerschmitt KR 25-E features joystick-controlled rear-wheel > steering > - The Messerschmitt KR 25-E weighs a claimed 85 kg (187 lb) > > The Veloschmitt was a two-seater velomobile, the latter term referring (more > or less) to a recumbent tricycle enclosed in an aerodynamic body. > > Created by German designers Achim Adlfinger and Fred Zimmermann, it was > discontinued after their Slovenian production partner went bankrupt. Now, > however, Adlfinger tells us that he has teamed up with French partner Didier > Helmstetter and velomobile designer Marcus von der Wehl to resurrect the > concept, this time as the Messerschmitt KR 25-E. > > More streamlined in appearance than the Veloschmitt, the KR 25-E is a > single-seater that uses a 36-volt/250-watt electric motor to augment the > rider's pedalling power, taking them up to a top speed of 25 km/h (16 mph). > Unusually, it features front-wheel drive and joystick-controlled rear-wheel > steering. Electrical power is provided by a 36-volt/17.2-Ah lithium battery > pack – a second pack can be added to increase the vehicle's range, although > there's no word on what that range is. > > Its body is made of a fiberglass composite, and includes a cockpit cover > that opens via remote control. The plexiglass "bubble" on that cover can > also be removed, turning the 25-E into a convertible. The whole vehicle > weighs a claimed 85 kg (187 lb), and can handle a maximum rider/cargo > payload of 120 kg (265 lb). > The Messerschmitt KR 25-E has front and rear suspension > > Some of its other features include front and rear suspension, hydraulic disc > brakes, an LED control screen, a full LED lighting system with turn > indicators, a Shimano 8-speed transmission with reverse, carbon composite > wheels, an electric horn, a cargo trunk, and a padded bucket seat. > > > Adlfinger says that the KR 25-E is now being produced by French velomobile > company iDMOOVE [ > http://idmoove.com/ > ], although we're still waiting to hear back regarding pricing and > availability. A larger and faster KR 45-E model is in the works, along with > the pure-electric KR 200. > [© newatlas.com] > ... > https://www.epowerforum.de/forum/threads/messerschmitt-kr-25-flitzer.660/ > messerschmitt-kr-25 forum > ... > https://cleantechnica.com/2018/06/09/nobe-100-electric-car-is-a-three-wheeled-dollop-of-retro-cuteness/ > Nobe 100 Electric Car Is A Three-Wheeled Dollop Of Retro Cuteness > June 9th, 2018 ... > https://cleantechnica.com/files/2018/06/Nobe-100-1.jpg > ... > https://www.google.com/search?q=Messerschmitt+KR200+electric > search on Messerschmitt KR200 electric > > > + (niro causing soul delays) > https://www.wardsauto.com/alternative-propulsion/want-kia-soul-ev-be-prepared-wait-longer > Want a Kia Soul EV? Be Prepared to Wait Longer > May 08, 2019 “Soul EV will probably be (coming to the U.S.) next year,” > Michael Cole, chief ... The battery-electric version of the Niro arriving > this month at Kia U.S. dealers has ... > https://www.wardsauto.com/sites/wardsauto.com/files/styles/article_featured_standard/public/14706_2020_Soul_EV.jpg?itok=ryV2ijFF > > > > > For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: > http://evdl.org/archive/ > > > {brucedp.neocities.org} > > -- > Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -- Sean Korb [email protected] http://www.spkorb.org '65 Suprang,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera #1382 "The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers." -P. 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