Personal transport vehicle

1. A personal transport vehicle, comprising:

a front wheel assembly including a front rim and a front tire seated on the front rim;

a rear wheel assembly including a rear rim and a rear tire seated on the rear rim, the rear rim including a mount positioned on an inner surface of the rear rim;

a motor disposed within the rear rim of the rear wheel assembly and coupled to the mount of the rear rim, the motor configured to rotate the rear tire to cause movement of the personal transport vehicle;

a frame coupled to the front wheel assembly and to the motor disposed within the rear wheel assembly; and

a steering arm coupled to the front wheel assembly within the front rim, the steering arm configured to control movement of the front tire for steering the personal transport vehicle.

2. The personal transport vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the motor includes a hub configured to couple the motor to the mount of the rear rim; and

wherein the motor is configured to rotate the hub to thereby rotate the rear rim and rear tire relative to the frame to cause the movement of the personal transport vehicle.

3. The personal transport vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the mount extends at least partly around a circumference of the inner surface of the rear rim.

4. The personal transport vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the motor is disposed entirely within the rear rim.

5. The personal transport vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a spindle disposed within the front rim of the front wheel assembly, the spindle configured to couple the frame to the front wheel assembly.

6. The personal transport vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the spindle is further configured to couple the steering arm to the front wheel assembly within the front rim.

7. The personal transport vehicle of claim 6 , wherein the frame and the steering arm are coupled to the front wheel assembly on a same side of the front wheel assembly.

8. The personal transport vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the front tire and the rear tire are inline.

9. The personal transport vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a seat coupled to the frame within the rear rim of the rear wheel assembly.

10. The personal transport vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a power system electrically coupled to the motor, wherein the power system is disposed within the frame.

11. The personal transport vehicle of claim 10 , further comprising a charging unit electrically coupled to the power system and configured to charge the power system.

12. The personal transport vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a brake system coupled to the front wheel assembly, the brake system including a brake disc, a brake caliper, and a brake pad.

13. The personal transport vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the frame is coupled to the front wheel assembly and the rear wheel assembly on only one side of the front wheel assembly and rear wheel assembly, such that an opposing side of the front wheel assembly and an opposing side of the rear wheel assembly are free from any structural support from the frame; and

wherein the steering arm is coupled to the opposing side of the front wheel assembly.

14. A personal transport vehicle, comprising:

a front wheel assembly including a front rim and a front tire seated on the front rim;

a rear wheel assembly including a rear rim and a rear tire seated on the rear rim;

a frame coupled to the front wheel assembly within the front rim and coupled to the rear wheel assembly within the rear rim;

a seat coupled to the frame within the rear rim of the rear wheel assembly; and

a motor coupled to the frame, the motor disposed within the rear rim of the rear wheel assembly and configured to rotate the rear tire relative to the frame to cause movement of the personal transport vehicle.

15. The personal transport vehicle of claim 14 , wherein the rear rim of the rear wheel assembly includes a mount, and wherein the motor is coupled to the rear wheel assembly at the mount of the rear rim.

16. The personal transport vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the motor includes a hub configured to couple the motor to the mount of the rear rim; and

wherein the motor is configured to rotate the hub to thereby rotate the rear rim and rear tire relative to the frame to cause the movement of the personal transport vehicle.

17. The personal transport vehicle of claim 14 , wherein the front tire and the rear tire are inline.

18. A personal transport vehicle, comprising:

a front wheel assembly including a front rim and a front tire seated on the front rim;

a rear wheel assembly including a rear rim and a rear tire seated on the rear rim, wherein the front tire and the rear tire are inline;

a frame coupled to the front wheel assembly within the front rim and coupled to the rear wheel assembly within the rear rim, wherein the frame is coupled to the front wheel assembly and the rear wheel assembly on only one side of the front wheel assembly and rear wheel assembly, such that an opposing side of the front wheel assembly and an opposing side of the rear wheel assembly are free from any structural support from the frame; and

a motor disposed within the rear rim of the rear wheel assembly and configured to rotate the rear tire to cause movement of the personal transport vehicle, the motor coupled to the frame within the rear rim of the rear wheel assembly.

19. The personal transport vehicle of claim 18 , further comprising a steering arm coupled to the one side of the front wheel assembly within the front rim, the steering arm configured to control movement of the front tire for steering the personal transport vehicle.

20. The personal transport vehicle of claim 19 , further comprising a seat coupled to the frame within the rear rim of the rear wheel assembly.