Here we go, it’s another revolution. How many revolutions can this world take?! Someday we humans will blow the Earth up. You betcha. Designer Augustin Barbot looks forward to the near future, remembering the Industrial Revolution in the West and envisioning an Energy Revolution for us all! And here, in this vehicle, is that revolution encapsulated. You drink the energy drink and the power comes out! You sit on the “OPEL EWOL”, put the energy of your body in, and SPEED comes out. Hot, futuristic speed.
Here’s the breakdown basically.
This bike is wild.
Energy In:
Energy Suit – 100W (body heat+movement) either 600W to 1kW a day
Shock Absorber – 20W (under the seat)
Steering – 1 to 5W
Rear Wheel Kinetic Energy – 50W
Pedaling – up to 200W
Solar Cells – 20W either 400W a day
Kinetic Tyres – 20W
HPA Tank (Hydraulic Power Assist) – up to 80% of the decceleration energy saved
Braking Wind Turbines – 10W
Energy Out:
Electric Engine – 2kW
Digital Display – 1.6kW
Simple, right?
This bike… or I guess some people’d call it a motorcycle, is radical. It looks like something out of a science fiction magazine and it’s got so much potential not only for graphics all over it, but also for that little sneaky important point – energy efficiency.
It’s the future.
I know I say things like that all the time but really, check it out, it’s the future. For real. All of it, right here.
Ride it.
Designer: Augustin Barbot
