Human-Electric Hybrid

[Chronix74]

This is great.

Thanks for the explanation.and thank you for sharing

[porscheghcje]

Free Energy is real and its here but the coverup is strong, if you are interested in a REAL free energy machine then

just search for the LT MAGNET MOTOR in the youtube video search , it is probably the ONLY working magnet

motor out there. Join the free energy revolution!!

[chinucho75]

what a great invention!

[directorsheva]

Hi Barry I am from Philippines. I was inspired by your HPV and I plan to build one as well. May I know what do I need or sort of electric motor that generates electricity thru pedal?

Thanks and Sincerely,

Randy

[01lombardi]

How does one go about establishing contact?

[01lombardi]

Hi Barry, hope all is well.

I love the combination of medern power generating technology dressed uo in our more comfortable and easily accepted quaint design. If you change the pedals to the easier pump pedal setup you might get more acceptance and a agreeable consumer market.

I live in a cute village in the north east and I can see many of the local town folks riding around in these.

Awesome !!!

[bluesdaddy59]

Thanks for the comment.. At present there are no plans due to liability issues. My role can be to help small communities develop their own abilities to provide local design and manufacturing (AKA Village Engineering) to meet their specific needs, a la Ecotopia and Gaviotas models. Let me know how to contact you further if interested. I split time between Boston area and Seattle area.

Django is in it's 3rd year of operation and with little care needed.

[cake5000]

I don't suppose you, have any plans for a bike verison?

[charliem5b]

i liked your hpb i am building one as you did, i will put on you tube and you can see, see yaa

[1233fire3]

Berry, do you have plans for sale?

[docfret]

put a flywheel - generator in the works to recover energy when you brake !

[london1817]

Wow , That is really a neat way to ride around!! Thanks.

[Boytambay1]

Barry ,

Can you put this on 2 wheel bike ? that will be a seller if you do that

[SkaetrPunk777]

a human eletric bicycle? dont they have thoes?

[pulpfictionost]

Coooool

[ragonamuffin]

Nice, etek. Don't see many batteries. I don't think I can see myself riding that either...

[fluffywoods]

from edinburgh in scotland.......this is cool but not good for windy conditions and rainy condtions. Is cool tho xx

[porcelainbidet]

Very cool

[AwsomoItheIawsome1]

wow thats cool. i want one

[hondabait]

US law is that 750w and under that cannot exceed 20mph , with or without the help of pedaling, on flat ground is a bike and not a motor vehicle. Other requirements are that you were a bicycle helmet, have a spring return throttle or a brake with a motor cutoff switch built in, and have enough brake to skid the rear tire. In California where I live they've upped the watts to 1000w but no where in the US does it require that you have any documentation.

[oilhammer04]

An SUV will haul a lot more groceries than that. But, great idea.

[bluesdaddy59]

Theoretically yes. But what is the average amount of groceries ? I rarely see more than one cart . Django handles that. If size is the issue then we should all buy 18 wheelers. SUV saves time but at great cost to carbon footprint. Django can make 40 trips for same carbon budget. but using 40 times the time, so the effective horsepower is the same .Yet Django more efficiently applies carbon to real needs. Why send the whole colony if only 5 ants are required? Thanks for your comment.

[rhoula]

Wow this is by far one of the best inventions I ve seen so far.

Great Job.

[supertaylrock1]

fast, stable, satisfying....

but what about licensed?

[hondabait]

I've been looking into just that question. In the US any bike or trike that can only do 20mph and less is a bike by law and requires no license, tag, insurance or anything. If it goes faster but can't exceed 30mph it is considered a moped. I'm getting my e-bike certified as a moped so I don't have to keep it below 20mph. Hope this helps.

[supertaylrock1]

siiiiiiiiiiiiiik :p :D

[zestCC]

so wait, what if i ride a road bike(without any motor) and average 25 mph, does that make me a machine!

[Shultzgti]

Why not use wind to turn the alternator instead of human power? =)

As the vehicle gains velocity fan blades could be used to resupply the batteries. If weighted properly the kinetic buildup would continue to supply the batteries for several seconds after stopping.

[bluesdaddy59]

Shultzgti (The interesting part of your idea is to use the fan blades for regenerative braking- their pitch and therefore alternator speed, being relatively easy to govern or control - but they are very inefficient- no where near well done gears - but intriguing.

Thanks, Barry

[chaseemann]

Hi Barry, I like your invention. But one question well no two questions. First, how much is it? Second, where can I get one?

Thanks and Godbless, ChaseE.Mann

[Numberonebikeslover]

@Shultzgti

I think wind drag of the blades will draw quite reasonable amount of electric power from batteries running the vehicle; so I think the same energy lost due to drag will again be produced with wind terbine, with a lot of efficiency issues. In the end there will be no gain but some loss. Plz correct me if i'm wrong.

[malcolmturneryt]

u will get descoverd soon im sure because people will buy this and keep working o it because u will end up being pretty rich soon trust me on that i am the designer of the 2008 smart car i desighned the one built for the u.s. and im making lots of money as we speak all u have to do is keep at it u will bediscoverd and rich.

[josephdupont]

interesting idea. and apparently working for you too bad you don't use solar cells.

but they are expensive. what is the efficiency of the pedalling.. human power minus gearing to generator. then power inverter and motor.

how many watts. what is nice I guess is that you can continue to pump electricity into this

while you are at lights,etc. nice concept.

[SimpStone80]

nice thing =)

[qbno1]

You should built some more, I think there are some people who wanna ride this brillant hybrid.

[bluesdaddy59]

Thank you and others for your thoughts. We are studying the production methods and cost. Perhaps a kit you could assemble yourself. Liability concerns are enormous. Also - Fed and state govt's need to increase horsepower limits from 1 to 10 before you'll see many things like ours. Cheers, Bluesdaddy59

[verycareful]

A WELL PUT TOGETHER VIDEO

[verycareful]

YOU HAVE CREATED A FOLLOWING O MASTER.

[s1234520]

awesome i want one

[Kidderuhoh]

I can see it is a very basic but functional system. I would like to buy one is it possible?Are they for sale?

[TooManySnakes]

250 watts? You could use a much more efficient automotive alternator...

[AChirpy]

Awesome idea and great design. I wonder how far you can travel on one full battery charge and what the max speed is.

[EdwardMolotov]

In theory, you could have a big honkin' battery, and you could power it to farhter and faster?

Great idea!!!

Keep on thiking!

[TheFatKid598]

thats pretty good. smart idea to save the earth

[EmilioTheFreak]

wow nice! everyone should have one :D

[23011]

Very well planned! Congrats!

[ELECTECHNUT]

You did it! You have the same concept of storing energy, and using energy when it is comfortable for the rider: resting on up-hill rides...pedaling when you "feel like it"!

More video please!

[mrstickball]

Darn cool, Great idea , i'm curious as to the total cost of the end product.

[bluesdaddy59]

As is my wife. I would guess $6K. Bigger ? is cost to manufacture 50 or 500 or 10000. Think dollars per pound. BMW about $ 14 per lb. High end bike - $ 60 to $ 200 per pound. At 240 lbs we should be somewhere around $ 25-30/lb. Look at Mercedes Smart Car at 1800Lbs=$12,000= $6/Lb !!. That's something (but I believe gas only at the moment). Double cheers!

[fossilfool]

Very interesting, but it's unclear if the motor is purely human powered. Is there also a battery?

[bluesdaddy59]

Thanks. There is a battery system that can be charged either by the pedals or by an onboard charger that plugs into a house outlet.

An average human can continuously produce only about 125 watts. This is much less than the 1000 to 6000 Watts necessary to power a relatively light weight vehicle in 25 mph city conditions.

Cheers!

[coreymon77]

more info please

[Odziz]

Thats really cool,

is there more info on the website ?