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ALT: blue tricycle with flatbed panels lowered

Maybe a more philosophical question, but my country classifies this gorgeous bastard as an electric tricycle because its max speed is locked at 25 km/h so it can be driven without any license.

fun fact, a mini version of this without a cabin is getting really popular with old people in rural areas as a way to replace their bikes because it lowers their chances of getting ran over by cars.

I assume it's also being used as a covert disability aid since it looks less like something that would get you discriminated by ableists or by your mates at the pub.

back to the model in the picture, I also predict a big uptake by the people using horse-drawn carts to haul cargo/people. yes, we do have street-legal horse public transport, why do you ask? 🤭

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (11 children)

Is this an Ape?

A Kei car is exactly defined:
max length = 3.40 m
max width = 1.48 m
max height = 2.00 m
max displacement = 660 cm³
max power = 47 kW (63 hp)

Does the vehicle meet all these requirements? If yes then it's a kei car.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Not that I know of. They always speak of road vehicles.

There might be some other regulation or law that a car has to have four wheels.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

the fourth wheel is the driver /j

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