Electric vehicle systems, from subways to ski-lifts, are a prevalent form of transportation throughout the world; and electric automobiles are again drawing serious attention because they are a convenient and economical means of converting energy into motive power for people and material. New and exciting concepts of people movers include electrically powered cable-suspension railways that can be constructed with minimal disruption of existing facilities. Solutions to both the personal vehicle and the mass transit problems can be realized through the development of the Power Wheel described in this paper.