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In order to increase awareness of velomobiles and share knowledge, Rasmussen instigated a series of
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were produced in the 1930s, but commercial production ended after the second world war. Rasmussen's Leitra, or "light individual transportation", was motivated by the oil crisis; it is the first commercial production velomobile using "modern" materials and designs.
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Rasmussen was interested in daily transport and tours, which guided his design choices for the Leitra. He last owned a car in the 1980s. Rasmussen had an early Leitra confiscated in 1982 by
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as a dangerous vehicle; this led him get legal status of velomobiles in
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