Metrik Minute

Well, it’s finally happened, folks.  Somebody thought that being green is so cool, and that conserving materials is so great, that they’ve released a fantastic 1/2 of a product. 

The new Halbo, by BMW, is a radical new design for a motorcycle.  It’s all electric, very futuristic, and by the looks of it very uncomfortable. 

“I don’t even see a seat in the pictures!” writes one Vlad Metrik, publisher of this blog.  It’s just a wheel, a battery, and a rolling ball that’s attached for balance, I guess.  ..That or sideswiping pedestrians. 

I just don’t get it.  I’m into all the new bikes being electric and all, ..but please stick to the meaning of the word – Bi (two) Cycle (um, ..cycles, or wheels). This is just a mockery of a Unicycle. 

Not that a Unicycle wouldn’t be cool at 100+ mph, but I can imagine that it would get mighty uncomfortable the way that seat rides up on your crotch. 

The ECC – the Brittish Owned “Electrictrical Car Corporation” has put out an electric version of the Citroen C1.  They basically gutted everything motor, and put in a bunch of batteries.  Over there this is giving the G-Whiz some competition, as this is an actual car (the G-Whiz is basically a quadped, which means that it doesn’t need to be registered as a car). 

Evie can go 75 miles and speeds up to 60mph.  She’s a zippie gal, and a safe bet – she’s got 4/5 stars from crash ratings tests. 

Evie is a quiet gal, and pedestriansneed to be aware of her presence because she won’t speak up when running past you. 

If she eats a few adults, they go straight to her hips and she gets a little sluggish when trying to run. 

She’s relatively low maintenance, but due to her new makeover she’s looking for a partner who can afford a bit more…

Expect this Brittish cutie to take hit the streets by 2011.