http://www.zavodbig.com/2008/08/18/pedalling-solar-energy/ Design, architecture, fashion Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:07:42 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.zavodbig.com/2008/08/18/pedalling-solar-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-578 Electric Vehicle Blog Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:28:54 +0000 http://www.zavodbig.com/?p=399#comment-578 $1295 isn't bad for en electric bike, but it's steep for one without Li-Ion - and a 17ah Li-Ion battery isn't cheap. So while this bike sure looks neat and I love the solar-collector wheels (which aren't going to generate all that much juice, BTW), the thing is going to be heavy to ride, with that big heavy Lead Acid pack squarely over the back wheel... $1295 isn’t bad for en electric bike, but it’s steep for one without Li-Ion – and a 17ah Li-Ion battery isn’t cheap. So while this bike sure looks neat and I love the solar-collector wheels (which aren’t going to generate all that much juice, BTW), the thing is going to be heavy to ride, with that big heavy Lead Acid pack squarely over the back wheel…

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