Check out this amphibious electric tricycle (and camper)

From FreeThink.com

By Kristin Houser

It transitions from e-trike to boat mode in just five minutes.

Latvian startup has developed an amphibious electric tricycle that will take you from the road to the water to the campsite — if you’re willing to pay a premium for your next recreational vehicle.

The challenge: Between 2013 and 2017, BeTRITON founder Aigars Lauzis bicycled from London to Tokyo to Latvia — an epic, 18,600-mile journey.

But he found himself limited by his touring bike.

“I couldn’t cross water, had very limited room for luggage, and…setting up a stuffy tent again and again can be tiresome,” he said.

The electric tricycle’s cabin can be used as a camper while on the water or land.

The idea: Before his trip was even over, Lauzis — who has a background in urban design — was already developing a new kind of recreational vehicle that would be better suited to life on the road.

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