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01Steer it and it moves

ELEMARA Wiggle Cars

A twelve-volt wiggle car with a light-up underbody, two speeds, a Bluetooth speaker and a 150-pound frame.

  • 1 machine
  • 4 ways to buy them
  • 4 colourways
  • 12 volts
  • $109.99 to $109.99

Colourways in this line: Purple, Blue, Red, Pink.

A wiggle car has no drive train in the ordinary sense. The child turns the steering wheel side to side, and the angled castors under the deck convert that swing into forward motion, which is a lesson in mechanics disguised as a corridor race, and the reason children keep using one long after a battery car has been parked. On these the twelve-volt motor takes over when the child stops wiggling, so the two ways of moving sit on top of each other.

The frame is rated to 150 pounds, which is far more than the age suggests and is deliberate: adults sit on these, and so do two children at once. What decides where it can be used is the floor rather than the rider. Smooth and hard is the whole requirement, a hallway, a patio, a garage, a school corridor, and the lit underbody is the reason it comes out again after dark.

Every colourway in this line is priced on its own; ELEMARA outdoor gear keeps the figures current and the till is what decides.

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Questions about ELEMARA Wiggle Cars

Steer it and it moves

How does an ELEMARA wiggle car move?

By steering. Angled castors under the deck turn a left-right swing of the wheel into forward motion, with no pedalling and nothing to push off against. These add a twelve-volt motor as well, so the car keeps going when the wiggling stops.

What surface does an ELEMARA wiggle car need?

Hard and smooth. Indoor floors, a patio, a garage, a paved path. Grass and gravel stop it completely, because the castors need to roll rather than dig.

How much weight does an ELEMARA wiggle car take?

150 pounds, which is well past the age range and on purpose, adults try these and two children ride one at a time. The practical limit is the deck size rather than the frame.

Every ELEMARA voltage, every colourway

Every battery, speed and colourway in the ELEMARA catalogue sits behind this button, with the price we last read against each one.