Ford files patent for vehicle with integrated electric motorcycle
Passenger vehicle features a motorbike located between the driver and passenger seats
Ford has filed a patent for a vehicle which features an electric motorcycle integrated into it.
Referred to as a ‘multimodal transportation apparatus’ in the application to the US Patent and Trademark Office, the vehicle sees an electrically-powered motorcycle located between the driver and passenger seats.
According to the application, the ‘centre console serves to support at least one body part of a rider of the motorcycle’. In other terms, the main dashboard section of the car doubles as a handlebar for the motorcycle.
The motorcycle can then be released from the main vehicle, allowing the rider to drive away.
The application also shows that the motorcycle would be accessed by lifting up the car’s bonnet and releasing the vehicle. Returning it to that position would be aided by ‘guide elements’ situated inside the car.
The American manufacturer also states that this system could be achieved by fitting the main vehicle with an engine located at the rear of the car, therefore freeing up space at the front.
Of course, there is no disclosed date as to when this technology could arrive on our roads – but it gives an insight into the potential future of transportation.
