Looking at it, it seems like a slightly stray cousin of the Renault Twizy, but it knows how to command respect.
Oh yes, why this Trigger, a nice electric quadricycle produced in Poland, has some tricks that its clever French "relative" cannot show off. First of all the batteries, which are removable and replaceable, which is not common for this type of vehicle. Secondly, the solutions related to stability: when cornering its wheels bend to soften the trajectories. On fast straights, however, the front wheels of the electric quadricycle are distributed differently to increase the asphalt effect. That's not all, though: Triggo also has more in store.
When parking, the Triggo wheels can be pulled inside with a solution that is halfway between the airplane trolley and the Piaggio Ciao stand. How nostalgic I am today.
Triggo, electric quadricycle with the vocation of the pony
Developed for car sharing and package delivery, the Triggo EV has a top speed of 90 km/h (56 mph). In “standard” riding mode, Triggo measures 148cm (58 inches) wide. At lower speeds, up to 35 km/h (21,7 mph) a mechanism pulls the front wheels of the quadricycle towards the frame. In this configuration, Triggo has a width of 86cm (34cm) and a turning radius of 3,5m (11,5ft) – great for parking or manoeuvring. Whatever its configuration, the electric quadricycle weighs 530 kg (1.168,5 lb) and has a permissible total mass of 750 kg (1.653,5 lb).
Wide or narrow modes are activated by the steering control: a sort of U, flanked by screens showing the view from the left and right side cameras. A small digital instrument cluster completes the setup, while a physical control console is located on the right for activating other driving functions.
The Polish quadricycle which, of course, has already won my attention, is also equipped with a tilt mechanism of up to 20 degrees which provides a sensation similar to that of riding a motorcycle. Sensation accentuated (?) by the fact that the quadricycle (like the Twizy, on the other hand) has two front and rear driving positions.
You get on board from a single door, in case you're wondering if the weirdness is over. Open and close, like a roller shutter, with the simple push of a button. Quadricycle yes, but quite a bit eccentric.
