
Generally speaking, it's not normal to find a car that can lane split. But this little guy, which was once a Ford Festiva but has since become something completely different, might just be the one that could do it. I don't know how good you'd feel about it, but you can maybe tell me after you watch the video and get a sense of what it's like to drive.
Although it starts out life as an unloved Ford Festiva, through the use of a series of lasers (first to cut it apart, and then to weld the finished pieces together because duh, of course), it soon becomes the head-turniest of head-turning vehicles in Nashville. And although it's still a car and does therefore operate using four wheels rather than two, it somehow ends up not being all that much wider than a sportbike.
Of course, thinning out the Festiva that much meant that its engine absolutely wouldn't make the cut. So that's where cannibalization of an e-bike for its motor and controller came into play. In the end, this little cheesemobile does all the things you'd hope.
What do I mean? It pops up on two wheels if you go through corners too fast. It works pretty decently as an Uber, as long as you're only trying to transport a single passenger at a time. Instead of leaning one arm out the driver's side window, both front windows are driver's side windows and so, you can just wave out both sides like a goofy robovehicle as you roll down the road. Heck, it even has a little space for a few groceries, which is more than some e-scooters have.
Can it go through a drive-thru and pick up some food? YOU BET.
Since the e-bike that donated the motor and controller had swappable batteries, now this little tiny, street-legal car (it's registered as standard Festiva) does, too. And hey, since it doesn't use any gas, it doesn't have to worry about rising gas prices! SCORE!
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