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In addition to the Mach I automobile, the project also developed a similarly outfitted scooter, the Levascooter. [1] In experiments on a circular track, [4] vehicles would raise .125 inches (3.2 mm) off the ground and could jump 1 inch (25 mm) obstacles. [1] The Mach I was displayed for about two years in the late 1950s in Dearborn, Michigan. [4]
One of the scooters was sold only through Walmart.
The name “Hoveround” is the brainchild of Tom Kruse. He blended the word “hover” (based on the hovering look of the wheelchair), with the Beach Boys’ song “I Get Around”. Kruse had been listening to the song on the radio while driving to a power chair promotional event and came up with the Hoveround name.
A self-balancing scooter (also hoverboard, self-balancing board, segway, [1] swegway or electric scooter board) is a self-balancing personal transporter consisting of two motorized wheels connected to a pair of articulated pads on which the rider places their feet. The rider controls the speed by leaning forward or backward, and direction of ...
In August 2006, Segway Inc. discontinued all previous models and introduced the i2 and x2 products, which were steered by leaning the handlebars to the right or left, [17] had a maximum speed of 12.5 mph (20.1 km/h) from a pair of two-horsepower (1.5 kW) Brushless DC electric motors with regenerative braking and a range of up to 15–25 mi (24 ...
In 2015, a second sister scooter company was created, 'Chicago Scooter Company to offer a value-based line of scooters to compete with the lower-priced Chinese scooters in the market. As of 2019, their two models are the "Go." and "Go. MAX", both 50cc 4 T-based scooters.
On 13 March 2010, he uploaded a video of his converted scooter, incorporating a flame thrower that could shoot flames up to 15 feet (4.5 m) in the air. [5] On 25 March 2010, Furze was arrested by Lincolnshire Police , for possessing an object converted into a firearm (in UK law, a flame thrower is a type of firearm).
Like the preceding 1 Series, the base model of the 2 Series was distinguished from the 2 Plus mainly by the variety of colors available with the latter. 2 Series scooters were longer, wider, and lower than the 1 Series at 1,880 mm × 670 mm × 1,090 mm (74 in × 26 in × 43 in) for the length, width, and height, respectively; the wheelbase was ...