10100CC CompactCycle, 10kg DIY foldable e-bike

See my first high power foldable e-bike that can be carried around and does not need parking space. The 10100cc CompactCycle. Unfold in 10 seconds and accelerate to 15 km/h in 3 seconds with 30km range and 32km/h top speed. In future, each of the component parts will be upgraded to double in efficiency and performance so that it can run on a small 40W solar panel or ethanol fuel cell with over 1,000 km/L. By adding a pedal generator or ethanol fuel cell, it can be a reliable 0.0002 MegaWatt mobile power station for third world citizens, which is their low cost entry ticket to the modern world.
I shall add these sub-systems in due course and convince the best component manufacturers to give me their most advanced parts to realise this aspiration. Stay tuned.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• e-bike
• electric
• bicycle
• generator
• foldable
• third
• world
• grassroots
• outreach

[asusreviews]

VERY cool... What is the motor size in watts? What is the current range of the scooter?

[compactcylist]

The motor is 500W but the actual power consumption is typically below 200W. With a 1kg lithium polyer battery, the range is estimated to be about 30km on hard road surface.

[compactcylist]

Very sharp observation. It is two scooters, chopped and joined back to back, then change one steering handle to a seat. This is DIY. Now it is 8kg and I need to add a pedal generator and a 50W alcohol fuel cell. There are some subtle points like tilting the handle to bring it closer to the driver and boosting current of motor at low speed for speedy start.

[lawcaseswork]

this is a good original DiY attempt...lower your aspirations...nobody's going to give you a nobel laureate :D

[cyclonebike]

suck

[atbee]

awesome. this is close to how rentable two wheeled vehicles in cities should generally be. The over-engineered bicycle is too large and hampered by the need to propel it by leg power, which is also why cyclists break so many laws (too much effort to stop at lights). Small wheels also would reduce road-pavement switching. This is at last small enough to get on buses and trains. This is vastly superior to rental bike schemes and could be more profitable and cheaper to set up. 

[wildcardfstyle]

This is pure genius! It's light, compact, which is a huge win since this as very portable. You should make a tutorial or instructable for this. Good job 5 stars!

[supersexyass]

looks like u put together two razor scooters and slapped a motor to it..... cool. nice thinking.