Patent ID: 8875831

Claim:
A ridable vehicle, comprising: a chassis including a steering column, the steering column configured to support a steering assembly comprising a fork and at least one front steerable wheel configured to be driven by an electric motor; a battery housing mounted to the chassis, where the battery housing includes a controller and at least one battery; wiring configured to provide power from the at least one battery to the electric motor; two caster wheels supported by the chassis, where each caster wheel is configured to rotate around a rotational axis and swivel around a swivel axis, the two caster wheels having a first position in which the two caster wheels are substantially constrained from rotating around their swivel axes and a second position in which the two caster wheels rotate more freely around their swivel axes; a control mechanism operably coupled to the two caster wheels and accessible to a driver; wherein the fork supports the at least one front steerable wheel and also supports the electric motor adjacent the at least one front steerable wheel; wherein the control mechanism can be acted upon by the driver to move the two caster wheels from the first position to the second position to enable the two caster wheels to rotate more freely around their swivel axes; wherein the control mechanism is separate from the steering assembly and moves the two caster wheels between the first position and the second position independent from movement of the steering assembly.