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A velomobile (/ ˈ v ɛ l oʊ m oʊ ˌ b i l /); velomobiel, velo, or bicycle car is a human-powered vehicle (HPV) enclosed for aerodynamic advantage and/or protection from weather and collisions. [1]
This led several velomobile designers to re-consider 4 wheels for aerodynamic velomobiles—despite the inherent drag losses of 4 wheels compared to three. Velomobiles.nl claims for a given width, four wheels offer 40% higher cornering stability than a tadpole tricycle of similar width and center of gravity. [8]
The Twike 1 prototype was designed by students at ETH Zurich. [4] It was developed for the 1986 EXPO in Vancouver.The tricycle, initially conceived in Switzerland, was originally designed as a pure velomobile without motor assistance.
The PPV may be considered a forerunner of the modern velomobile. This tricycle was manufactured with a three-speed, floor shift, open type transmission with a single-wheel drive. Either the driver or the passenger could pedal independently or as a team. Reverse was accomplished by reaching outside and turning one of the rear wheels by hand.
The Pedicar was a pedal powered quadricycle velomobile developed in 1973 by the Environmental Trans-Sport Corporation in Windsor, Connecticut. Background
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1933 Mochet Velocar 1945 Mochet Velocar Francis Faure in his world record-setting Velocar in 1938. Velocar was the name given to velomobiles made in the 1930s and 1940s by Mochet et Cie of Puteaux, France and colloquially to the company's recumbent bicycles.
The Cab-Bike is a brand of velomobile that has been in production since 1998. Designed by Rinehold Schwemmer and manufactured by German Eslava, it was developed as a vehicle that would permit year-round commuting.