Italians make solar powered "scooter"
I guess when you get tired of riding Vespas in Rome, you can unfold one of these neat thing:
Sun-powered traffic-beater can be packed away like a bag (ANSA) Rome, March 3 - A group of young Italians has come up with a solar-powered scooter you can put under the desk or stairs after it helps you beat inner-city traffic .
Nicknamed 'Sunny', the three-wheeler has a top speed of a nifty 20 kph and sufficient oomph to keep weaving through the logjams for a full working day - with enough power left for a night on the town .
"We've really come a long way since Sunny was launched as a prototype in October," said project leader Domenico Iacurto, who heads a five-man team working in a small town north of Rome, Fabrica di Roma near Viterbo .
"We've upped the power and the operational range as well as improving the design" .
After it has tooled you round town, Sunny can be packed away like a trolley bag, Iacurto says .
"The panels fold up like a book, the front wheel disappears and the saddle retracts into Sunny's body" .
The Italian invention, which weighs a mere 30kg, is one of the stars of a Rome show this weekend on eco-friendly vehicles .
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