Cycloptic Zap-amino: The End of World Is Nigh

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Trolling through the "Other makes" section of eBay motors I stumbled on this... thing, in all its glory(?), the Zap Xebra. First of all, Xebra? I'm wondering if the marketeers thought replacing a 'Z' with an 'X' would make it hip and/or extreme — because it didn't. The third-eye headlight is hipper than the "X," but that's not saying much. Now, I'm a chassis engineer, so the implications of a vehicle with a single, load-bearing front wheel incite a mathgasm that indicates this is not a good idea. But hey, it's electric, so it has to be good, right? You can go up to 25 miles at a smashing 40 mph, so why not? (hint: lots of reasons, including bodily harm) [eBay]