With an electric wheelchair you can easily cover some longer distances if you can’t (any more) with a manual wheelchair or on your feet. There are different types:
• Front wheel drive, this wheelchair has large wheels at the front and small swivel wheels at the back. This wheelchair can easily negotiate obstacles but is less stable.
• Rear wheel drive, this wheelchair has swivel wheels in the front and large wheels in the back. This wheelchair is very stable but less maneuverable.
• Mid-wheel drive, this wheelchair has both front and rear swivel wheels with larger wheels in between. This type rides easily over sloping hills but on the other hand can get stuck quickly.
• Active balance wheelchair, this wheelchair uses balance technology and has two large wheels and is equipped with parking supports. This wheelchair drives easily over different surfaces and is very maneuverable. You control this type of wheelchair by using weight shift of your upper body.
• Passive balance wheelchair, this wheelchair also uses balance technology but is easier to control by using a joystick. This balance wheelchair also drives easily over different surfaces and is very maneuverable.
• Fully electric wheelchair with balance technology and 4-wheel drive, this iBOT electric wheelchair is one of a kind. It is a multifunctional personal mobility device that allows you to do things that were previously impossible.
Electric wheelchair with balance technology
A power wheelchairs from 2KERR all use (Segway) balancing technology. What is very important to know: you do not have to do anything for this yourself, you do not necessarily need a good balance. This special technique makes it possible to ride on 2 wheels. This type of wheelchair is also called balance wheelchair. As the name suggests, this wheelchair stays in balance because of the technique itself.
An electric wheelchair for the woods?
Unlike a “regular” power wheelchair or a manual wheelchair, a wheelchair with balance technology can drive over many different types of surfaces with ease. This makes it possible to drive through the forest and over dirt roads, for example. So you no longer have to look for a walking route especially suitable for wheelchairs but you can simply go everywhere with a balance wheelchair. Everyone wants to get outside and enjoy nature, right?