Anders Bekeken

The Podbike: A Human-Powered 4-Wheel Electric Bike From Norway

Podbike is a human powered vehicle with electric assist, an e-bike with four wheels, providing weather protection and seats one adult plus a child inside a filtered air cabin.

The Podbike will be made from easy reusable materials that together with high efficiency results in personal transport with minimum environmental impact.

Most electric bicycles have one motor. Podbike has three, but one is used only as a generator. Each rear wheel has a built-in motor and the front wheels used for steering are connected to a generator. Thus, the bike has no mechanical transmission for propulsion.

A standard Podbike has four battery modules that are connected for a total capacity of 400 Wh. The bike is tested to consume an average of 5 Wh/km. So the standard version will get you a range of 80 km. The chassis should accommodate up to 18 battery modules, giving an electrical range of at least 300 km.

Podbike to be launched in Norway late 2018 or early 2019 followed by other countries in and outside Europe from the end of 2019 or begin of 2020. The first prototype Podbike from a test series will be launched in the first quarter of 2018.

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5 Reacties

1. Robert Pocius zegt:

   15 februari 2018 om 23:39 | Permalink

   Beautiful in so many ways. Congratulations.
   Hope to see this available in Canada soon.

2. Vahlsing zegt:

   20 februari 2018 om 23:41 | Permalink

   Next, invent levitation - (vehicles that can rise and hover in the air)

3. manoj kejriwal zegt:

   21 februari 2018 om 14:50 | Permalink

   Beautiful effort and Beautiful outcome. All the best

4. Fedor Everts zegt:

   1 september 2018 om 21:31 | Permalink

   Hello,

   What is the price

5. Erik van Erne zegt:

   2 september 2018 om 17:25 | Permalink

   @Fedor

   Please contact Podbike for the prize.

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