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Whill Aims To Redefine The Personal Mobility Vehicle

Posted June 16, 2014 12:25 PM

From Autoblog:

Meet the Whill Type-A. The product of a small group of engineers who worked at Japanese electronics companies and automakers - they started off with a motorized add-on for conventional wheelchairs three years ago - it's not a wheelchair, but a four-wheel-drive personal mobility device focused on style and maneuverability.

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06/16/2014 1:37 PM

I think one of these....

....that straps on to one of these....

.....is the hot setup....

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06/17/2014 1:11 AM

Reinventing the Whill, eh?

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06/18/2014 8:24 AM

Naaa! give me one of these.

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06/19/2014 5:36 PM

What the real one looks like....The XOS 2....

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