Monday
May082006
Peddling Solar Powered Bicycles
Monday, May 8, 2006 at 22:13 
BUT WHAT ABOUT STAYING IN SHAPE?
I must have one of these. Some day soon.
The press release for the Canadian developed E-V Sunny Bicycle suggests it is the “first all Solar electric bicycle driven completely from power derived from the Sun’s Rays.” For about $1300 CAD you can apparently coerce dear old Sol to drive the bike along at speeds up to 30kph (19 mph) via the 500 watt motor. A kit is available for $800 CAD, which we assume allows for retrofitting of existing bicycles. Sounds almost too good to be true. Can't see the motor in this pic, nor is there any explanation of how the power is extracted from the spinning wheels.
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