The wheel was developed by members of the SENSEable City lab at MIT, and the project was sponsored by the Mayor of Copenhagen—hence the wheel’s name. It was unveiled back in 2009 at the COP15 Climate Change Conference, with anticipation that Copenhagen might even use bikes retrofitted with the wheel as a substitute for city employee cars as part of the city’s bid to become carbon neutral by 2025.
So what makes the Copenhagen Wheel quite so exciting? Straightforwardly, it’s an incredibly simple device that can do some not so simple, incredibly helpful things. The distinctive 13lb red hub fits onto the back wheel of any existing bike and features a 48V lithium ion battery and a 350W motor (250W if you’re in the EU). The hub stores energy generated through a regenerative braking system, which it then uses to provide an electric boost while you ride.
Read more: MIT-Designed Copenhagen Wheel Finally Hits the Market, Turns any Bike Into a Hybrid Electric Vehicle | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
The wheel was developed by members of the SENSEable City lab at MIT, and the project was sponsored by the Mayor of Copenhagen—hence the wheel’s name. It was unveiled back in 2009 at the COP15 Climate Change Conference, with anticipation that Copenhagen might even use bikes retrofitted with the wheel as a substitute for city employee cars as part of the city’s bid to become carbon neutral by 2025.
So what makes the Copenhagen Wheel quite so exciting? Straightforwardly, it’s an incredibly simple device that can do some not so simple, incredibly helpful things. The distinctive 13lb red hub fits onto the back wheel of any existing bike and features a 48V lithium ion battery and a 350W motor (250W if you’re in the EU). The hub stores energy generated through a regenerative braking system, which it then uses to provide an electric boost while you ride.
Read more: MIT-Designed Copenhagen Wheel Finally Hits the Market, Turns any Bike Into a Hybrid Electric Vehicle | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
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