22yr student adapts hybrid car technology to a bicycle(reuters.com)

3 pointsby kitcarvor 15 Jahren2 comments

http://www.reuters.com/video/2011/09/30/new-york-student-brings-new-energy-to-bi?videoId=222127187&videoChannel=6

The basis of the technology is using a flywheel to store energy -

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a 15lb flywheel. Weight is death on a bicycle. As soon as you take that thing up any kind of incline it's like trying to dead-lift a barbell.

pan69vor 15 Jahren

Then there is a big market for him in the Netherlands.