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Quebec may not be the first place that comes to mind when it comes to building
motorized vehicles, particularly in comparison to its neighboring province of
Ontario. But French Canada has given us some rather interesting modes of
transportation, from the Bombardier Ski-Doo and Can-Am Spyder to the Campagna
T-Rex and Magnum MK5. But this latest invention, well, we're not quite sure what
to call it.
Developed by Québécois inventor Yvon Martel, it's called the MTT-136. Those
letters awkwardly stand for My Track Technology, and they adorn a design best
described as an electric tracked locomotive tractor sled thingy. The idea itself is
pretty simple: put an electric motor and battery pack inside an aluminum box
powering a tread going around its circumference and throw a handlebar on one end.
And that's pretty much all there is to it.
As you can see from the impressive video below, this personal tank has a variety of
applications, from pulling a sled through the snow and giving a beached car a push to
pulling logs through the woods... pretty much everything but make poutine,
choreograph for Cirque du Soleil or play power forward for Les Canadiens. It'll go
just about anywhere, even when there isn't any snow, and it's even got an auxiliary
outlet for powering other equipment like chainsaws and such. The whole thing is
said to weigh just 280 pounds, and depending on what kind of battery is fitted, it can
could schlepp you along for anywhere from 28 to 130 miles on a charge time ranging
from 15 minutes to 8 hours.
Martel is currently looking for manufacturing partners and distributors, but it
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wouldn't be hard to imagine all sorts of applications and potential customers including the military - for this work tool and awesome plaything. Check it out
below.
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