The ET-120, which combines an electric motor with a petrol engine, is expected to go on sale in May, 2010 from India’s Eko Vehicles.
Is it a motorcycle, a scooter, or a moped? It’s hard to say, but the Bangalore-based electric vehicle manufacturer has launched what’s being called India’s first hybrid two-wheeler.
Read the complete article at:
India’s first hybrid two-wheeler coming soon?
The Phillipines – Innovatronix Inc., a Filipino owned company which produces electronic devices and other equipment, said it has a new innovation that can serve as a travel partner for the adventurous—the Tronix Ebike Exceed. It is “the next generation electric bicycle that is a hit among travel buffs.”
With 16-inch wheels, the foldable electric bicycle can run up to 30kph and travel 20 kilometers on a full charge. Safety features include a headlight and taillights.
Read the complete article at Philippine Company Introduces Tronix Exceed Electric Bike.
London, England – Karbon Kinetics Limited (KKL) displayed their Gocycle(R) BlackR model weighing 12.9kg at the Cycle Show in London on October 13, 2009. It is the lightest electric bicycle ever produced by an original equipment manufacturer (OEM).
The Gocycle BlackR uses KKL’s breakthrough Magflow(R) technology, sharing the same frameset, PitstopWheel(R), patented three-speed Cleandrive(R), and motor/control system currently available on the GBP1,198 MSRP Gocycle, which weighs 16.2kg. The Gocycle BlackR saves approximately 3kg by employing a lighter saddle, pedal crank assembly, handlebar stem assembly and lithium battery.
Gocycle is the first injection-moulded magnesium bicycle in history.
“The Gocycle BlackR demonstrates continued optimisation and development of Magflow – our groundbreaking magnesium production process for bicycles,” said Richard Thorpe, KKL’s founder and Gocycle’s design engineer.
The majority of electric bicycle manufacturers and developers design and produce single components only, such as frames or wheels, motors or batteries. KKL is different and operates as a true OEM-designing, testing and manufacturing all key components of the Gocycle, from the frameset and the drive train, to the electronics and the motor.
Continued Thorpe, “Typically what you find in the electric bicycle industry is a ‘pick-and-mix’ approach to design and manufacturing. Batteries are now standardised to clip onto the bike frame or rear luggage rack, and a wide variety of motors are available to fit standard bike wheels. So it is relatively easy for new players to enter the e-bike market, but with little product differentiation, competition is fierce. Making a true breakthrough and delivering innovation into the marketplace requires different DNA. Gocycle and the 12.9kg BlackR represent clean-sheet designs employing OEM component integration.”
About Karbon Kinetics Limited and Gocycle
Based in London, Karbon Kinetics Limited (KKL) was founded in 2002 by Richard Thorpe with the aim of developing and commercialising light electric vehicles. Developed and manufactured in the United Kingdom by KKL, Gocycle is specifically designed to operate in a city environment. Gocycle received the GOLD Award at the 2009 EUROBIKE show in the electric bicycle category. Gocycle meets EN 14764, BS 6102 North American Bicycle Standards and has CE certification on electric components.
Gocycle is available for purchase through a Gocycle Certified Dealer or directly online at http://www.gocycle.com with delivery throughout the European Union. MSRP GBP1,198. Visit http://www.gocycle.com.
Source:
Press release: Karbon Kinetics Displays 12.9kg Electric Gocycle(R) at London Cycle Show
California — On September 16, 2009, Washington Jewish Week reported that Rabbi Marc Rubenstein of Temple Isaiah in Newport Beach, Calif., released a letter stating: “This letter is to assure you that the Pedego electric bicycle does not break any Jewish laws regarding work on the Sabbath.”
The letter continued: “There are 39 prohibitions against labor on the Sabbath. The last nine of these are called melakhot. They include prohibitions regarding the releasing and termination of energy flow. Since the Pedego bicycle can be plugged in and left on the on switch at all times until use, the energy current is omnipresent. Therefore, under the strictest of orthodox Jewish law, we are confidently within the realm of the observance of the Sabbath while still using the Pedego bicycle. This bicycle can enable the most religious Jew to travel to his synagogue to pray on the Sabbath.”
See the complete article at: Rabbi: Electric bike kosher for riding on Shabbat.
Austria – Großglockner mountain is, at 3,798-metre-high, the highest mountain in Austria. Environment Minister Nikolaus Berlakovich scaled that mountain on an electric bicycle to promote a new subsidy programme.
After reaching the peak, the People’s Party (ÖVP) Minister said that local councils, tourism unions and other institutions will get a 200-Euro subsidy if they acquire the eco-friendly bicycles.
Read more about this at The Austrian Times.
The United States has never taken to the electric bicycle in large numbers, but all that seems set to change. The high cost of gas, and the high cost of cars, is promoting a change to new, more economic transport, and with an electric bike that can go 20 miles an hour, for an hour or so, anyway, that future may be here.
Best Buy has teamed up with ebike retailer Ultra Motor to sell the electric A2Bs (cost $2,699) at 20 locations in California and Oregon. They’re also selling them in warm-weather states, in bike-friendly locations such as Portland (OR), Seattle, New York and San Francisco — and even in Connecticut,.
Read more at The Daily Green.
Walking tours and bike tours of locations around the world are growing in popularity, superseding the old-fashioned method of touring by bus, which kept people apart from the very people and locations they’d come to see.
Innovatronix Inc., is a Filipino-owned company producing electronics and other equipment, which recently came up with another innovation. The Tronix Ebike Exceed: the next generation electric bicycle, which has become a success with tourists.
The bike has a 16” wheel diameter, is foldable, and can run at speeds of to 30kph, and up to 20 kms on a full charge.
Because it’s collapsible, it’s easy to bring during biking trips.
“We have come up with the Tronix Ebike Exceed for those who want to go out and have fun – they can explore the outdoors with ease because this bike is foldable and small enough to bring along during trips and leisure activities,” said Ryan Untalan, Marketing Officer of Innovatronix.
“It can be placed in a small car’s trunk. Storing it is also hassle-free because its small dimension allows it to be kept even in tight spaces.”
The Ebike Exceed is environment-friendly. It uses a 300W and 24V battery-operated motor to run efficiently.
It does take three to five hours to re-charge the battery.
For inquiries on the Tronix Ebike Exceed, call Innovatronix at 645-1592/ 645-6124, e-mail:marketing@innovatronix.com, or visit web site: www.innovatronix.com or http://tronixebike.blogspot.com.
Ithaca, New York — Ithaca has a lot of hills. Lots of hills.
Currie Technologies IZIP hybrid-electric bicycle would seem to be an ideal solution to tackle Ithaca’s terrain.
The IZIP is an electric-assist bike — you can’t ever stop pedaling, it just gives you a little extra oomph to help you get up those steep hills.
The IZIP is heavy – it weighs 50lbs — so that electric assist is definitely needed on steep climbs.
The bike has a bike light in the front and room for a basket behind. It comes equipped with front and back disc brakes. Its power source is a 24V10a Lithium-ion Battery Pack. The battery pack is built into the frame – the battery pack panniered over the rear wheel that gives the game away is a thing of the past with the IZIP. (Well, until they see the instrument panel!)
The British e-bike company Infineum has entered into a three-year contract with Holland-based EQ-Bikes, to produce a bicycle suitable for the Benelux market, using the patented Infineum stackable battery system with EQ-Bikes.
EQ-Bikes was founded by Rene van Wijngaarden and Dick can Steeg.
“The European market, and in particular the Benelux region provides a huge potential for electric bicycle sales,” stated Infineum MD Wazz Mughal.
“We have now settled on a design, have signed a distribution agreement, and are very excited at the future business opportunities that the Infineum/EQ-Bikes partnership can explore.”
Mount Fuji, Japan — Guim Valls Teruel, the young Spaniard who is biking around the world on a Wisper 905 se World Tourer, started his trip in China and is now in Japan. On July 22, he and a few acquaintances climbed up to the top of Mount Fuji (the night before to admire the sunrise.
Guim’s objective is to: Tour all 5 continents of the globe using an environmentally friendly method of transportation, the electric bicycle, to demonstrate and promote the use of alternative transport options that have less negative impact on our planet.
For more information:
http://www.electricbicycleworldtour.com/en/
