Genius hubcap makes any bicycle electric
Bicycle riding just got a tad bit easier thanks to a genius invention from MIT’s SENSEable City Lab. The Copenhagen Wheel hooks on to any regular bicycle and transforms it into a hybrid electric transportation wonder. The design also scored the top prize for U.S. entries at the 2010 James Dyson Awards.
From MIT:
Its sleek red hub not only contains a motor, batteries and an internal gear system—helping cyclists overcome hilly terrains and long distances—but also includes environmental and location sensors that provide data for cycling-related mobile applications. Cyclists can use this data to plan healthier bike routes, to achieve their exercise goals or to create new connections with other cyclists. Through sharing their data with friends or their city, they are also contributing to a larger pool of information from which the whole community can benefit.
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