Designing a Single Passenger Car: a three-wheeler

Abstract

The world automobile industry had experienced near constant growth through to the mid-1980’s. The transition from horse carriages to automobiles brought about uncertainty over the development of the product during the industry’s infant years. As the automobile evolved, demand for automobiles soared at different points in time throughout the world. However, as the price of gasoline continues to climb and the consequences of unabated gas consumption become direr, the benefits of alternatives to single passenger car transport are becoming more obvious. Aside from reducing their carbon footprints, commuters who utilize alternative transports also save money and regain time lost concentrating on driving by utilizing the many different services available. Furthermore, those who are either too old to drive safely or are disabled may specifically benefit from SPV - Single passenger vehicle. With skyrocketed fuel prices, we need a more efficient mode of transportation. The SPV is the future vehicle. It has high mpg and low cost. With three wheels instead of four it is like a hybrid of an automobile and a motorcycle. The aptera is an example of three wheel SPV (single passenger vehicle) and it gets 330mpg.