Saturday, March 5, 2011

Electric pedicab produced by Maybach is very suitably futuristic solution for third world


Pedicab in my country is still used for vehicles travelling for short distance to load and unload goods and passenger in traditional market. Several creative driver of pedicab attempt to change manual to gesoline-fueled mechine. I prefer this electric pedicab to gesoline-fueled pedicab for them. It is helpful too for manual pedicab. Electric car is more suitable for personal vehicles, not massive. One of massive vehicles is traditional pedicab and public transport using bus or car. I guess if it is applied to my country, it will be suitably applied.

Autoevolution on Thursday, November 18, 2010, stating that the electric-powered tricycles without onthel was created for the event of Los Angeles Design Challenge, a competition vehicle with a maximum weight of 454 kg. Created by the company's Advanced Design Studio in Tokyo, this vehicle could accommodate two passengers.

During this, Maybach was known as a manufacturer of super luxury cars. Maybach was part of the Daimler AG company. "This is a big challenge, especially for brands such as Maybach," said Holger Hutzenlaub, head of Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Studio inTokyo.


These vehicles was using natural materials such as Mercedes concept car Biome. Frames were made of carbon fiber and organiccomposite materials, while the doors and windows and roof madeof polycarbonate panoramic using a flexible organic material.

Pedicab was equipped with two electric motors that power each producing 27 hp. Electric current was stored in lithium-ion batteries mounted on the rear of the vehicle.