Unique concept: TWIKE 5. The manufacturer has now published theoretical performance figures that are indeed surprising.
With its electric drive system, the TWIKE 5 can achieve an impressive acceleration sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in less than 3.8 seconds. But does an electric vehicle that has already been optimized for the lowest consumption of less than 7 kWh/100 km have to demonstrate such brute acceleration manoeuvres at the same time? In our opinion, the TWIKE pilot will not want to measure the acceleration. He just wants to have enough.
With the TWIKE 5, TWIKE GmbH shows that e-mobility is not only clean, but also beneficial to health. The tricycle can reach speeds of up to 190 km/h.
Since November 2020, it has been possible to support the TWIKE project without buying a vehicle. The web portal Nachhaltig Investieren has named the project one of the most sustainable investments this month and explains how and where sustainable investments can be made in general, scrutinizes and lists the most sustainable of the sustainable according to the motto: Fighting together for more transparency in the financial sector.
Jan-Frederik Niehues, a student at FH Aachen, decided to dedicate his final thesis in Product Design (B.A.) to a design study of “TWIKE X”. This aims to strengthen the TWIKE brand image in a forward-looking way and generate well-deserved attention for this exceptionally sustainable vehicle. He is supervised by Prof. Manfred Wagner and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thilo Röth
Dentro de las propuestas de vehículos eléctricos posiblemente el TWIKE sea una de las más peculiares, un triciclo que ya se desveló como prototipo en 1986 y que a lo largo de más de tres décadas ha ido evolucionando hasta convertirse en el TWIKE 5, un modelo cuya producción comenzará en primavera de 2021.
Back in 2000, when Elon Musk was learning to, the TWIKE was setting world records for the longest distance traveled in an electric production vehicle. Even back in 2013 when the Tesla Model S was beginning to hit the troad, the TWIKE out lasted Tesla by about 57 miles (92 km).
“The TWIKE can be considered one of the most economical electric cars ever – not only because of its streamlined design, but also because of the unique way in which it integrates the passengers.”
Das für seine dreirädrigen Leicht-Elektrofahrzeuge bekannte hessische Unternehmen TWIKE arbeitet an einer neuen Fahrzeuggeneration. Der Start des Modells TWIKE 5 musste Anfang des Jahres verschoben werden, die Verzögerung soll aber das Hochfahren und die Qualität der Produktion begünstigen. Vor kurzem gab es ein Update zum aktuellen Stand.
“The statement that the weight of electrically powered vehicles is of secondary importance persists. But it is wrong: in electric vehicles, recuperation can only recover part of the energy used, namely the energy used during acceleration or when driving uphill. In terms of vehicle weight and lightweight potential, this means that the less mass that has to be accelerated or brought to a different height potential, the less energy is lost.”