http://www.psfk.com/2015/05/combination-commuter-cycle-virtue-pedalist-velomobile.html Combo Cycle Lives Life in the Bike Lane Jason Brick 6 may 2015
[images http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/virtue-cycles-966x644.jpg The Virtue Pedalist operates in three modes: pure pedal, pedal assist and engine only http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/virtue-pedalist-968x544.jpg virtue pedalist http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Virtue-2-964x644.jpg http://cdn.psfk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/virtue-transport-vehicle-966x644.jpg virtue transport vehicle ] Virtue Pedalist, by Virtue Cycles, is a combination of electric bicycle, cargo bicycle, tricycle and velomobile, all wrapped up into an environmentally friendly whole. The vehicle is build to bridge the gap for commuters who don’t want a car, but have to transport so much cargo or gear that a bicycle won’t do the job. From the outside at first glance, the pedal-powered vehicle could easily be mistaken for a new electric car. Virtue Pedalist’s design team started with safety, adding the size and protective exterior of a car along with mirrors for extra visibility, along with head and tail lights like a car. Despite these measures, the vehicle is a bicycle and narrow enough to fit in a bicycle lane. The interior is what you would expect from a bicycle, with pedals in the traditional space and a seat just slightly higher than in most bicycles. The front has two wheels, with one in back along with a passenger seat/cargo space. A zero-emission electrical motor reaches up to 20 mph and will go up to 50 miles on a single charge even without pedal assist. Riders can shift between three modes: pure pedal, pedal assist and engine only. In most states, it’s legally a bicycle and requires no license or registration. Backer rewards are pretty typical for this sort of crowdfunding campaign: t-shirts and decals for low-end pledges, and models of the bicycle at the higher levels. Depending on the model selected, backers spend between $300 and $1,100. As of May 5, the Virtue Pedalist has raised just under $10,000 of its $100,000 goal with 21 days remaining in the campaign. Kicktraq projects funding at $30,000, so the future of the Virtue is in doubt. If the project does fund, they anticipate delivery in July of this year. [© psfk.com] ... https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/440746667/virtue-pedalist Virtue Pedalist For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Virtue-Pedalist-enclosed-human-electric-cycle-r-50mi-ts-20mph-tp4675463.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
