It resembles a bumper car, has three wheels and runs on battery power: the TWIKE 5 – a hybrid of an electric car and a bicycle. In addition to clean transportation for commuters, the vehicle is also designed to boost fitness. A German company wants to bring the vehicle into series production.
Scientists at Paderborn University are working on hybrid systems for motor vehicles
Car, bike or helicopter? The fifth generation will then have significantly more power than the previous model, a top speed of up to 190 km/h and a range of 550 kilometers.
One of Germany’s most innovative electric vehicles comes from the provinces: FINE Mobile GmbH has been developing TWIKE in Rosenthal near Marburg since 2002. A mixture of cargo bike, racing car and electric car. The latest model, TWIKE 5 – “half a Tesla with twice the driving fun” – is now set to go into series production.
A report about TWIKE in 34 Das Magazin.
In my opinion, the TWIKE is the best pedal-electric velomobile you can buy today.
“In order to meet future requirements for sustainable individual mobility, efficient alternatives to resource- and energy-intensive cars are needed.”
Twelve teams from Germany, Austria, Italy, France, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic will be on the eTour Europe from May 18 – 26.
Of all the oddball green car concepts out there – and, there are a lot of ’em! – my favorite has to be the TW4XP.
The makers of the 500 km electric vehicle TWIKE present their project vehicle at the IAA in Frankfurt.