[imagesource: Tesla]
I often sit back, Scotch in hand, and wish that I was a child again.
Well, Tesla has gone and added a whole new level to this wistfulness.
Now I want to be a child on the company’s Batman-esque “Cyberquad for Kids”, as it is called.
I want to race around without a care in the world on the cushioned seat of the small, four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and feel like a superhero for once.
Tesla was supposed to release the Cyberquad for adults, but Elon Musk went quietly behind all of our backs and wrecked our adult nostalgia.
Sorry, I won’t continue to make this about me. Think of the children.
This steel-framed, rugged-tyred Tesla for kids has an adjustable suspension, rear disc brakes, and LED light bars on the front.
It gives 15 miles (24 kilometres) of range and can go at a top speed of 10 mph (16 kilometres per hour).
Only children aged eight and up can ride this quadbike, and you have to have a maximum weight capacity of 68 kilograms:
It is powered by a genius little lithium-ion battery packed with Flight Speed® Lithium-Ion Technology, which as per Radio Flyer goes something like this:
[It] provides maximum power throughout the duration of the ride. It has an extended range (15+miles) and charges 3X faster than traditional batteries.
The quick release Flight Speed® battery pack removes from the back of the ATV to easily plug in to the custom designed Cyberquad charger.
Observe:
Mashable reckons that this Cyberquad for Kids is visually cool and that we can probably assume that the Cyberquad for grown-ups is going to look similar when it finally launches.
Good to know, good to know.
The price? Yes, it’s expensive – R30 000. But that’s not a problem because they are sold out as of yesterday, according to the website.
I guess we’re turning to the nostalgic imagination for this one again:
[sources:mashable&radioflyer]
