The oscillating right-hand electric bike Frikar by Podbike is coming

The Norwegian company Podbike has announced that the Frikar electric bike will start reaching the first customers in its home country this year. What is special about this three-wheeled single-seat electric vehicle with a removable cabin, which is by law an ebike?

The Frikar electric bicycle from Podbike wants to belong to the category of bicycles at all costs. Hence the limitations … which he cares about

Frikar impresses with a transparent cabin with a wiper on a huge boom and walking on a thin border between a bicycle and a motorcycle / car. It looks like a microcar, which only emphasizes its front, traditional lights with indicators, adjustable seat, 160-liter cargo space or side mirrors.

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The most impressive, however, is its drivetrain, which theoretically has a support limit of 25 km / h. This one actually consists of three motors / generators. Two of them act as an electronic transmission and one as a booster motor and an electronic brake at the same time. This configuration allows you to get rid of the chain on the drive-by-wire system, which is directly coupled to functional bicycle pedals. The pedaling itself powers the generator and connects to a pair of motors in the rear wheel hubs.

In practice, this means that the power assist does indeed come from a 250 watt electric motor, but when pedaling, the rider generates excess energy that goes to the generator without any limit. Thanks to this, the speed can increase beyond this assistance, but to the level of the electronic limit of 60 km / h. It is complemented by a much less over-combined 877-Wh demented battery that is able to provide a range of 50 to 80 km on a single charge.