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 World's
First High Speed Amphibian Quad/ATV
Gibbs Technologies Ltd, the world's only High Speed Amphibian
(HSA) technology specialist, today unveiled a prototype of the
first commercially viable high-speed amphibian Quadbike/All Terrain
Vehicle (ATV) - Quadski.
Quadski, which is capable of travelling up to 50 mph (72 kph)
on land and water, features a proprietary marine jet propulsion
system and utilises over 60 patented elements in its application
of Gibbs' patented HSA technology. Quadski's fuel tank allows
it to travel for up to two hours on water and has a land range
of 600 kilometres.
The rapid transition from land to water takes less than five
seconds and is operated by a flick of a switch: on entering water
the wheels are retracted into the body of the vehicle. Quadski
is powered by a 140 BHP petrol driven engine, which provides
drive to the wheels on land and a marine jet pump on water.
 Quadski shares the same Gibbs'
patented HSA technology with the recently launched Aquada
the amphibian car which set the water speed record for amphibian
craft, as well as the world record for crossing the English Channel
- and the Humdinga, a five-seater, four-wheel drive vehicle capable
of travelling up to 80 mph (130 kph) on land and 45 mph (70 kph)
on water.
Gibbs Technologies intends to license the design and technology.
Commenting on the launch of the Quadski prototype, Alan Gibbs,
the founder of UK based Gibbs Technologies Ltd. said, "Quadski
is both exciting and practical with a multitude of uses".
"I know consumers will love the fun of driving a Quadski
on land one minute and then head straight into the sea or river
the next. But there is a very serious side to Quadski as well:
emergency services and aid workers will be able to reach areas
and people no two or four wheel drive vehicle could reach."
For more information, please go to www.gibbstech.co.uk.
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