A fact from Alden staRRcar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 3 December 2009 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that the Alden staRRcar was originally designed as a high-speed four-passenger intercity electric car but emerged in the Morgantown PRT as a bus-like system for short distance travel?
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Under 'Original design' in the second paragraph it says
"The staRRcar testbeds, models 19 and 20, were built on top of a rectangular steel chassis with very small rubber wheels that resulted in a ride close to the ground. The wedge-shaped lightweight was placed on top, ..."
