Two-wheelers provide an excellent opportunity to improve the flow of urban traffic and make it more individual and environmentally friendly, particularly when electric technology is involved. This has already been recognized in Asia in particular, where a large number of electrically powered two-wheelers are now roaming the streets of Shanghai.
The issue has been much slower to come to life in Germany. "The fixation on four wheels is not to be underestimated," comments Johannes Brodführer of ID-Bike. A reason for this could be that the weather in Germany is not always conducive to transportation on two wheels. However, the manufacturer based in Stuttgart has pressed ahead and developed an electric moped called ElMoto. And the company is pleased to manufacture one of the country's first series production models now (since 2009). "We sold 150 of them last year and are expecting a considerable increase in sales in 2010," adds Johannes Brodführer.
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The manufacturer gives some of the credit for the sales to the fact that Stuttgart has been designated as a so called "Model region" in Germany for promoting electric mobility. For example, 500 customers of regional energy supplier EnBW will be issued, free of charge, with an ElMoto in order to investigate driving and recharging behaviour using GPS tracking. Johannes Brodführer is convinced of the benefits of electrically powered two-wheelers as an everyday means of transport. "The range of the ElMoto is 90 kilometres, which is sufficient for most commuters." And the travel costs are unbeatable at 70 eurocents per 100 kilometres.
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A Berlin manufacturer, ErockIT, has also started series production of an electric motorcycle - although with equally modest volumes. The ErockIT uses a hybrid technology: to enable propulsion, the rider uses a crank mechanism and an interconnected generator to control the speed of an electric engine. The generator registers the rotation speed of the pedals and transmits the resulting frequency as a signal to the drive control electronics. Quicker pedalling results in the electric engine speeding up. A top speed of 80 kilometres per hour is possible. "It is only now that Germany is beginning to understand electric mobility as an overall concept and to integrate two-wheelers into the equation," comments Andy J. zur Wehme, Chief Operating Officer at ErockIT.
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Even McKinsey stated to suggest focusing on eletric mobility: Especially for the financially battered German capital Berlin, the electric mobility may offer a remarkable chance to provide about 500000 new jobs till 2020, the McKinsey analysts predict.
Picture credits: Hannover Messe/Rainer Jensen
The manufacturer gives some of the credit for the sales to the fact that Stuttgart has been designated as a so called "Model region" in Germany for promoting electric mobility. For example, 500 customers of regional energy supplier EnBW will be issued, free of charge, with an ElMoto in order to investigate driving and recharging behaviour using GPS tracking. Johannes Brodführer is convinced of the benefits of electrically powered two-wheelers as an everyday means of transport. "The range of the ElMoto is 90 kilometres, which is sufficient for most commuters." And the travel costs are unbeatable at 70 eurocents per 100 kilometres.
A Berlin manufacturer, ErockIT, has also started series production of an electric motorcycle - although with equally modest volumes. The ErockIT uses a hybrid technology: to enable propulsion, the rider uses a crank mechanism and an interconnected generator to control the speed of an electric engine. The generator registers the rotation speed of the pedals and transmits the resulting frequency as a signal to the drive control electronics. Quicker pedalling results in the electric engine speeding up. A top speed of 80 kilometres per hour is possible. "It is only now that Germany is beginning to understand electric mobility as an overall concept and to integrate two-wheelers into the equation," comments Andy J. zur Wehme, Chief Operating Officer at ErockIT.
Picture credits: Hannover Messe/Rainer Jensen
Even McKinsey stated to suggest focusing on eletric mobility: Especially for the financially battered German capital Berlin, the electric mobility may offer a remarkable chance to provide about 500000 new jobs till 2020, the McKinsey analysts predict.
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