Honda to Unveil the Electric 3R-C Concept in Geneva

Treehugger ^ | 2.25.2010 | JAcob Gordan

[Cronos]

Next week ushers in the Geneva auto show, and based on last year's and the previews hus far, it's going to be bubbling with alternative vehicles. Honda has released a teaser of its 3R-C, an all-electric single-seater urban mobility concept. With two wheels in the front and one in the back, it conjures images of the Aptera but even more compact

Honda is well aware of the world's mass urban migration, and the 3R-C fits into that category of ever-so-small, park-it-anywhere urban commuter. As the Autoblog Green guys point out , Honda's concept is only slightly less radical than the Segway PUMA , but seeks to address similar issues. Honda has already expressed an interest in electric scooters, motorcycles, and even a unicycle. And its mainstream hybrids offerings are even getting smaller, as evidenced by the CR-Z. Details on the 3R-C remain sketchy, and don't expect a production announcement in Geneva, but more info will almost certainly emerge.

[Cronos]

Now that is a cool looking Trike!

[Da Coyote]

Mega ditto. Hope Honda doesn’t uglify (e.g., Bangle) it when it goes into production.

[WhatNot]

Honda goes high tech on mobility scooters?

[The_Reader_David]

The design looks like something out of an anime set mid-to-late 21st century. I guess life imitates art sometimes.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Remember the “Honda 50” ?

[WhatNot]

Yeah I think I had a beach boy’s record in the early 70’s that sang a song about the little red honda.

[Carl LaFong]

It looks like a stapler.

[traumer]

[ejonesie22]

I love how “Bangle” has become it's own word in the Automotive world.

Kept me from getting a new 7 series the past few years...

[GonzoGOP]

The design looks like something out of an anime set mid-to-late 21st century. I guess life imitates art sometimes.

Remember this is what the Japanese engineers and designers at Honda grew up watching. They "know" what the future care is supposed to look like and so now that is what it is going to look like. Just like how the kids who grew up in the 1930s watching Flash Gordon at the 5 cent movie matene became the designers and engineers who "knew" that cars in the 1950's needed to have lots of chrome and big tail fins.

[ohiobuckeye1997]

[longtermmemmory]

legally it is still just another motorcycle.

[headstamp 2]

Its just an Enforcement Droid from Robocop.

[Fresh Wind]

You might mean “Little Honda” by the Hondells...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqKi_9p1zks

[CrazyIvan]

Remember the “Honda 50” ?

Just read an article the other day that said something like
30 million of it and the others bikes based on that motor
had been built.

[Hardraade]

They will not rest until we come to this:

[CrazyIvan]

legally it is still just another motorcycle.

Remember the Messerschmidt?

[NativeSon]

Brazil?

[GonzoGOP]

Remember the Messerschmidt?


Well it was a trike with great top end, but there were problems with engine reliability. And fuel mileage wasn't so good either.

[Hacklehead]

Looks like a coffin on wheels.