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Audi e-Bike Concept

Audi has unveiled a prototype of an electric-powered bike that can be also used as a regular pedal bike.

May 16, 2012 | By Luxuo

Audi e-bike Worthersee

Audi will unveil a prototype of an electric-powered bike that can be also used as a regular pedal bike in Carinthia, Austria next week.

The Audi e-bike Wƶrthersee has been created to investigate what is possible for a bike in terms of design, lightweight construction, networking and electric mobility.

Made from carbon fibre-reinforced polymer, the Audi e-bike weighs a mere 24lbs and takes only 2.5 hours to fully charge the lithium-ion battery.

The bike uses three different modes that can be switched via the touchscreen controls. The ā€˜Pureā€™ mode turns off electric motor and turns the Wƶrthersee e-bike into a pedal one.

The ā€˜eGripā€™ mode turns on the electric motor making the bike function like a scooter that can reach a top speed of 31mph. Drivers can control momentum with a grip shift built into the handle bars.

The ā€˜Pedelecā€™ mode allows drivers to use both the electric motor and the cyclists pedalling power to reach speeds of up to 50 mph.

The Italian auto-maker claims that this is the most powerful e-bike ever made and has a 2.3kW of power (3.1bhp) with a 184lb/ft of torque at the rear wheel.

Source:Ā popsop

Audi e-bike


 
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