Houston Community News >> Lost in Translation, Taiwan Company Introduce Oddly Named Scooter
10/19/2007-- Taiwan's
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) brings you this: the Ecooter.
That's right: the Ecooter. It's just as much to write as it is to say it. The
conveyance, which looks like it will either eat you Aliens style or demand to
see your leader, is a 4-wheel, single-person, electric vehicle.
The ITRI's mission has been called "technological R&D for national prosperity
and happiness." To that end, the Ecooter has a head-up display, offers "wireless
communications and navigation," and employs cameras all around the car. It can
also rotate 360 degrees with its unique wheel arrangement, and the lithium
battery has a 62-mile range. The car isn't meant for sale just yet, but if it
were it would go for somewhere between the price of a motorcycle and a car. The
ITRI is looking at leasing options, and we would lease one just for the chance
to say, "Why, yes, that is my Ecooter." Check out AutoblogGreen for more info.
(contributed by Autobloggreen)