Sinclair C5 Isetta, a 1960s Italian microcar. Sinclair built a full-scale mock-up of it; according to Wood Rogers, "it looked great. I specified open sides to keep the cost down and having no doors meant it escaped a lot of regulations too." The design is strikingly similar to the modern Renault Twizy electric vehicle; Wood Rogers comments that "you could put the C10 into production today and it would still look contemporary." At the time of the C5's launch, Sinclair described the C15 as having "a futuristic design with an elongated 'tear-drop' shape, a lightweight body made of self-coloured polypropylene and a
Personal transporter legislators discuss a rapidly emerging potential class of motor vehicle and its relationship to laws relating to other transport devices, including electric bicycles and mobility aids such as mobility scooters. Commonly used terms are used for these new devices include: Media: "rideable", "electric rideable", "electric personal transporter", "personal electric vehicle", "personal transporter" "portable electric vehicle" "portable personal vehicle" and "portable transporter". Legislative: "personal mobility device" (Singapore, Australia - Victoria Transport Policy Unit) "personal e-mobility device" (Underwriters Laboratory), "electrically motorized board" (California USA), "personal light electric vehicles" (European Union), "electric personal assistive mobility device" (Washington State USA), "powered transporters" (UK). Other