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March 29th 1999 as a spin off company to The Corbin-Pacific company (Founded in 1996 by Mike Corbin). The Corbin Pacific
company had been working on a single person electric vehicle since 1996 as well as globally supplying motorcycle seats, saddles and body styling. On April 12th 1999 their first 3-wheeler, "The Sparrow"
passed its final testing for the Department of Transport and later that year the vehicle went into full production.
The Sparrow was designed by Mike Corbin and has an electric engine that is powered by thirteen 12 volt batteries that give a
range of 40 to 60 miles on one battery pack charge. It will also run at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour. The Sparrow has a Light weight mono-coque chassis that is constructed of high-tech composites
for strength and passenger safety and at just 4 feet wide and 8 feet long, it is as easy to park as a motorcycle. The Sparrow also features disk brakes on all 3-wheels. As the Sparrow is classed as
a motorcycle this means that in the United States the Sparrow can use the carpool lane and in some states may also be exempt from road / bridge tolls.
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