This foldable e-bike uses a fuel cell or hydrogen as an energy source. The only waste product left is water.
At first glance it may not look very pleasing, but the drive is interesting. (Source: Xinhua, via: China Daily)
- The Chinese manufacturer Youon Technology Co Ltd has presented an unusual e-bike with a fuel cell.
- The environmentally friendly drive could also offer advantages for e-bikes.
- It is still a prototype.
Spring is slowly getting under way and with it the interest in new e-bikes is also increasing. We have already test-ridden ten current e-city bikes for you and compared them in a comparison test. You won’t find this unusual e-bike from China there yet – the hydrogen bike is still a prototype.
But it arouses interest – after all, the annoying recharging of the battery for many could be omitted. Instead, the bike has a tank that can hold liquid, pressurized hydrogen. You may already know the principle from electric cars that run on hydrogen.
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According to the Chinese publication China Daily, it is legally a pedelec – your pedaling efforts are therefore only supported up to a speed of 25 km/h, so there is no electric-only mode.
From a purely legal point of view, you could also ride such a hydrogen e-bike in Germany. However, it is not yet known whether the manufacturer will mass-produce the unusual e-bike. Nothing is known about the range either.
We present the e-bike highlights of the season to you here. Do you like crazy e-bikes and bicycles? Then this way.
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