The Uno was conceived by Milton,
Ontario teenager Ben Gulak in
2006, following a trip to China. After witnessing major smog pollution caused
by heavy use of small motor vehicles, he decided he wanted to create an eco-friendly alternative. it's
an electric vehicle that uses a similar
sort of micro gyro-motor system as the Segway, but with two
gyros: one for forward and back, and one for turning. It’s got just one control
—a power switch— and everything else is done by leaning, which must make for
one hell of an adrenaline-packed ride. It's the culmination of a number of
vehicle projects by Ben, and uses electric propulsion for eco-friendliness,
since Ben visited China where he found that "the smog was so thick, we
never saw the sun."
Now the
process of driving on UNO looks like this: for the time being, all three wheels
are rolling side by side, but once the bike is gaining some speed (about 50 km
/ h), medium wheel travels forward and back move back and come together. And
now we face a completely normal two-wheeled bike.
