Say what you will about Yamaha Motor, but if there's one thing to know about the company, it's that it loves its leaning three-wheeler designs. Whether you'd ever ride one or not, there's no denying that both the Niken and the Tricity are unique, legit think-outside-the-box designs.
If you're a legacy OEM that's gradually dipping your toe into EV development, there are a number of considerations that might come to mind. In terms of design language, do you play it safe and stick with what's worked before? Or do you take it as an opportunity to do something a bit different, pushing things in a new direction to go with your new drivetrain?
In Yamaha's case, it kind of split the difference in designing the C294 EV sidecar concept. Actually, that's a separate question. Is it a trike? Is it a sidecar? Is it both? I think that really, it's probably both. Take a close look and tell me what you see, though.
