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By Leon Poultney

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Traditional brake levers at the end of the controls help bring the Vigoz to a stop, while a small display gives speed read-outs and can sync with a smartphone for navigational duties.
It has also been designed to be IsoFix compatible, so can house most modern child seats, and large enough for a fully-grown adult to jump in the back. Plus, there’s a small cargo area at the rear for transporting kit.
Emissions-free commute? No sweat

(Image credit: Cixi)
Although the Vigoz is still very much a design study for now, the French company behind it says that it is close to putting a production-ready version on the road.
If and when it does finally arrive, Cixi claims that it will be offered as a subscription-only product, rather than offering it for sale privately. This is partly because it has been designed to last 15 years before it is properly recycled and disposed of in-house to improve its eco-credentials.
It might look a little odd, but Cixi says it is important to “reintroduce” just 30 minutes of moderate physical activity into our day for a better quality of life. And what better way to do this than on the daily commute?
According to its studies, the vehicle would suit those living in or around the French Alps, near the borders of Switzerland and Italy, where a lot of people travel from small towns into larger cities for work.
Shielded from the elements and sporting mod-cons, such as heaters, air-conditioning LED lighting and windshield wipers, the Cixi Vigoz could neatly blend the benefits of owning a push bike with the go-anywhere characteristic of a small EV.
Or we may never see or hear of it again…
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Leon Poultney

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Leon has been navigating a world where automotive and tech collide for almost 20 years, reporting on everything from in-car entertainment to robotised manufacturing plants. Currently, EVs are the focus of his attentions, but give it a few years and it will be electric vertical take-off and landing craft. Outside of work hours, he can be found tinkering with distinctly analogue motorcycles, because electric motors are no replacement for an old Honda inline four.

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