This Startup Is Revolutionizing Mobility for Wheelchair Users
An electric car signals freedom for people with disabilities.
by Jason Ankeny
Jun 01, 2014
3 minutes
Travel and Transportation
The ways we get around
Stacy Zoern isn't reinventing the wheel--not yet, anyway. But her electric-car startup Kenguru promises to revolutionize mobility for millions of wheelchair users.
The Kenguru hatchback has no seats: Drivers access the vehicle using its rear-opening tailgate and automatic ramp, securing their wheelchairs via interlocking device. The Kenguru also eschews the conventional steering wheel in favor of motorcycle-style handlebars; a joystick-based control option is in development. The car checks in at about 1,000
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