Patent ID: 7621358

Claim:
An electric vehicle for personal transportation comprising: (a) an inflatable body; (b) two rear wheels; (c) an electric motor attached to a rear wheel; (d) two support plates wherein each support plate is configured to attach a rear wheel to the inflatable body. (e) a battery pack configured to be removably attached between the two support plates to structurally join the two rear wheels, and further configured such that removal of the battery pack from between the support plates is required for the vehicle to form into a collapsed state; (f) an electronic control unit powered by the battery pack that controls the electric motor; and, (g) a steering assembly comprising a front wheel structurally connected to the rear wheels by the inflatable body, steering column, handle bars, and braking and speed controls operable by a person sitting on the inflatable body, wherein such speed controls are connected to the electric motor through the electronic control unit.