Three Wheeler
Here is an early example of a three wheeled vehicle that makes sense. Most of the cars on the road seem to have just a driver aboard and could be easily replaced by light-weight vehicles. This could save enormous amounts of energy. The key to reduction of energy use in vehicle design is the weight and size of the vehicle.
Dymaxion Car
This short article describes Dymaxion car designed by Buckminster Fuller and Starling Burgess.
Three-Wheel “Teardrop” Car Easy To Drive (original article)
Dymaxion Car (Wikipedia)
The Dymaxion is Back! (British Architect Brings Back Dymaxion)
Sailing Tricycle
Bob Hartley describes how to build your own sailing tricycle. The design might be improved by lower its center of gravity.
Lightweight, Collapsible Sailing Tricycle Rolls With Ease (original article)
Electric Three Wheeler
This short news story describes a battery-powered three-wheeler capable of 18 to 25 miles per hour and 125 miles on one charge.
Tricycle Run By Batteries Has Three Speeds (original article)
Folding Three Wheeler
This short article describes a very different folding English three wheeler capable of speeds of over 20 miles per hour. I could not find any other references describing this folding vehicle.
Folding Foot-Power Auto Develops High Speed (original article)
Three Wheeler
Eighty five miles per hour and forty miles per gallon. Today, the power system could be electric or a hybrid.
Three-Wheeled Car Runs Eighty Miles An Hour (original article)
German Threewheeler
German three wheeler made from aluminum with car-like controls. Our commuting vehicles should look a lot more like this than a typical car.
Auto With Three Wheels Seat Two Persons (original article)
Hand Powered Trike
This short article describes an innovative three-wheeler powered by hands and steered by foot. This trike was designed and built for a handicapped newsboy by his friend.
Unusual Newsboy’s Vehicle (original article)
Foolproof Auto Car
This short news item describes an interesting three wheeler designed to be an inexpensive taxicab. Why such a giant steering wheel?
Foolproof Two-Seater Auto Car Proposed As Taxicab (original article)
English Three Wheeler
This short article describes an elegant light three wheeler from England capable of eighty miles per gallon.
Small Three-Wheeled Auto Runs Eighty Miles On Gallon Of Gas (original article)
