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AM General to build CNG-powered VPG MV-1 people-mover at Hummer H2 factory

Remember the Standard Taxi from the Vehicle Production Group? It's now called the MV-1, and production is slated to begin next year at the AM General plant in Mishawaka, Indiana. That's the same assembly location where the Hummer H2 is built, which makes sense since the MV-1 is based on the same GM underpinnings as the behemoth SUV. According to its makers, the MV-1 is the first purpose-built wheelchair-accessible vehicle in America, and it's able to accommodate up to six adults or two full-size wheelchairs. An ADA-approved ramp that ... Read more →

What's green, three-wheeled and can park by the blue signs? Sebastian Blanco

Using fewer resources to get around isn't limited to any particular group of people. Heck, there are more 43 percent electric wheelchairs in the U.S. than electric vehicles (this statistic ...

Firebreathing electric wheelchair - the answer to a question nobody asked Jeremy Korzeniewski

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/odd_stuff/Firebreathing_Electric_Wheelchair'; Just when you think you've seen it all... Here is an electric vehicle which was built using golf cart parts. The ...

High technology provides solutions for paraplegics Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click on the image for more shots of the Future Chair wheelchairs While many engineers are looking towards carbon fiber as a way to lighten up our automobiles, with very good reason, others are using ...

Videos: Toyota's MR, Segway wheelchair Lascelles Linton

After the violin-playing robot in the video above, we get a look at Toyota's Mobility Robot (or MR), which we told you about yesterday. MR reminds me a lot of Toyota's I-Real, which was on display ...


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