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I put a lot of effort in making it practical, but it has also proven to be real fun to drive
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Podride is an all-weather, four-wheeled e-bike that looks like a miniature car
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Hi, my name is Michael and I am the designer of Podride
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The basic idea with Podride is to have a weather-protected and more comfortable bicycle
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My solution is this four-wheeled, fully covered bicycle car. Sports enthusiast Michael designed Podride in his home country, Sweden
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to cope with the inconsistent climate that prevented him from cycling to work
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Podride has an electric motor that allows drivers to adjust the level of assistance
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in order to travel further, easier and cheaper. It is small and has a short turning radius
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to work well on bikeways and in other city environments. We drive on both rear wheels and many gears
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It can even take on steeper hills and rough terrain. The range is about 60 kilometers
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The top speed with engine is 25 kilometers an hour. This makes it a street e here in Sweden and most other countries HotRide lets users sit at the same height as normal cars so other drivers can see that it a serious road vehicle
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And this all-terrain e-bike not only performs well, it's practical too. There is room for some baggage in the back, and if you want to bring your children or
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you need more baggage, you can hook on a bike trailer. In the front I have an extra air inlet, headlights and indicator
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It has a 250 watts crankshaft engine with air suspension, a comfortable and padded seat
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Under recumbent seating position you end up getting a very comfortable ride
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You steer with sticks on the side and brake with handles. To get better ventilation in the summer you can open up the lower part of the front window
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and also both the side windows. I use this small electric heater to defrost the windows when parked outside in winter
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Michael and the Podride team are hoping to put the first batch of models on sale later this year
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with an exact price yet to be confirmed. It's still just a prototype, but I've been driving it to work for more than a year now
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and it has proven to work very well
