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Sinclair ResearchSinclair C5
Production1985
Recorded originUnited Kingdom
ClassThree-wheeler
Also known asSinclair Research C5
Background
The Sinclair C5 is a small one-person battery electric recumbent tricycle, technically an "electrically assisted pedal cycle". It was the culmination of the English entrepreneur Clive Sinclair's long-running interest in electric vehicles. Although widely described as an "electric car", Sinclair characterised it as a "vehicle, not a car".
Text adapted from “Sinclair C5” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
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