CES 2008 - $15,000 Tank Chair For The Disabled

From Born Rich:

Designed for the disabled people, the Tank Chair is an off-road, all-purpose wheelchair that’s turning a lot of heads at the CES show. This tough chair is built out of a one-piece steel chassis with the tracks made from ruggedized rubber and lightweight aluminum struts. Boasting a top speed of 5 mph, the Tank Chair Mk II has 24V, 2HP, 127RPM variable speed motor that gets its juice from four Optima Deep Cycle batteries. Its creator claims that the chair can even outpace a golf cart. That sounds great as it would be able to go almost anywhere. Priced at $15,000, the Tank Chair is expected to be available later this month.

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