[Read: <\/em>How Polestar is using blockchain to increase transparency<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n The Sinclair C5 is a perfect example. The C5 was the brainchild of Sir Clive Sinclair, a famed British inventor that made things like calculators and early personal computers. But the C5 was one of his zaniest ideas.<\/p>\n It was so ahead of its time it wouldn\u2019t seem out of place if it was released today \u2014 but it was launched more than 30 years ago.<\/p>\n In short, the C5 was a sit-on ebike that boasted all the features and benefits that modern micromobility devices do. It was cheap to run, easy to park, and put out no emissions. Even modern bike brands like Canyon are reinventing the idea<\/a> for modern roads.<\/p>\n Even Citroen has come up with an idea<\/a> for a car that can be driven by 14 year olds.<\/p>\n Even though Sinclair saw the future we\u2019re now all striving to achieve, his idea was too far ahead of its time and ultimately the C5 fell flat over safety concerns and poor marketing<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sinclair\u2019s C5 might not have held up, but his vision certainly did. Watch the video above and revel in what could have been.<\/p>\n Published February 12, 2021 \u2014 10:26 UTC <\/p>\n![\"sinclair,](\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/02\/Sinclair_C5_with_high_vis_mast.jpg\")
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