Re: microcar with chinagirl?
With not being well I haven't done much with my projects, but now that the warmer weather is here I will be getting back into building a Velomobile/Velocar once more. From my own research (I live in New Zealand) it's plainly best to stick with three wheels and pedal power in tandem with either an electric motor or an IC engine. For a very long time I've been riding about the country township where I live on delta style trikes of traditional appearance that are powered by a 24volt hubmotor. The local Police guys and girls see me riding all the time and just smile and wave. My trikes have never been officially stopped and they legally don't need to be registered or carry a numberplate; - though my latest trike does carry a plainly well out of date motorcycle plate from the 1930's just for fun.
If I was to add another wheel and take away the pedals I would be immediately into Limited Production Vehicle (LPV) certification territory needing to have my project vehicle officially inspected and approved ($$$$) in order to obtain the now required registration and numberplate.
To change out the electric motor for an IC engine I would need to register my creation as a moped/motorised bicycle; - which is completely cheap, straight forward and simple (praise be!) so long as I don't have any more than three wheels and still have functioning pedals. BUT if I was to start fitting up clutches and multispeed gearboxes as well as plainly trying it on with an engine that's not 50cc the local Police guys and girls will stop smiling and I will be ticketed for not having full motorcycle registration. AND to get that I would need to do the LPV certification thing.......
All of which means that I know very well which side my bread is buttered on and I'm going to stay inside the proper guidelines and continue to have low cost fun.