cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/7654367
I personally think it could be a great alternative to cars and bikes for those who need to take a whole family somewhere or a decent amount of stuff.
Only modifications I would make would be ride-by-wire and an extra set of pedals (so you can have two people pedalling without the annoyance of normal tandem bikes having to pedal at the same rate), and a more powerful motor (only 250W is legal in France, where this was designed, whereas 500W is legal here in Canada)
This is how a car without its body looks like. This is pure functional skeleton. There are projects that propose fairing for bikes which add weight but increase aerodynamics.
That's a whole world to invent. Not sure you want doors on something that doesn't go much faster than 20km/h but maybe you do and it is a good idea.