Electric minivehicle for elderly debuts

Electric minivehicle for elderly debuts

TOKYO, Japan - A single-seat electric vehicle for the elderly was unveiled in Tokyo on Oct. 7. Unlike automobiles, the vehicle does not have a foot break or an accelerator pedal. The electric vehicle, measuring 2.2 meters long and 1.2 meters wide, was jointly developed by Minoru Kamata, assistant professor of the University of Tokyo, and a Yokohama-based auto company.

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