By Beth Buczynski Source: Inhabitat

Equal

A new eco-friendly vehicle from Absolute Design could make independent, low-emission transportation possible for people who utilize a wheelchair. Most of us can’t even imagine what life would be like with a disability. We take walking, running, driving a car, and playing with our kids for granted, but for those who must spend much of their day in a wheelchair, these things are a challenge. Although accessibility has improved drastically over the past few decades, many things–especially vehicles–just aren’t designed with a disabled person in mind. That’s all about to change thanks to Equal, an electric vehicle concept that’s currently gathering funding on Indiegogo.

Based in Croatia, Absolute Design was founded by professional transportation designers Vedran Martinek and Dario Dropucic, both of whom are passionate about delivering vehicle designs that are accessible by all. “We launched this campaign because our project has great potential and now’s the right time for us to present our own vehicle to the world; the vehicle that has purpose and will significantly change lives of disabled people,” writes the pair on Equal’s crowd-funding page.

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