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Kendall Toerner has designed the Tesla Model B e-bike concept, which breaks with common conventions and provides for an autopilot and other gimmicks.
Ducati and Harley-Davidson have e-bikes in their range, as do BMW. Even Mercedes is already stretching out its feelers in the direction of the electric bicycles. So when is a Tesla e-bike coming.
The conclusion is very close: If there is a Tequilla from Tesla why not an electric bike from Tesla? Yet, so far there are no concrete references to a Tesla bike. After all: At the now legendary presentation of the Tesla Cybertruck, the Elon Musk company presented a Cyberquad.
Before Tesla brings an e-bike into the market, we will have to be content with concepts like the Tesla Model B. However, they show in which direction Tesla could go.
"The Model B forms a bridge between conventional bicycles and road-vehicles, with a design that, like cars, is designed to be safer, more efficient, and less energy-intensive. The Model B’s sleek frame comes with forward, side-facing, and rear proximity and LiDAR sensors that scan the surroundings to create a protective bubble around the rider, alerting them of any obstacle. Each wheel comes with its own dedicated motor, forming the Model B’s dual-drive system. Spokes on the wheels are replaced by shock-absorbers, helping keep your ride smooth," concludes Yanko Design.
People say e-bikes are perfect companions to electric cars. "Just as automakers like Toyota, Ford, Jaguar, and Tesla begin to roll out viable crossovers in a mix of prices, ranges, and styles, electric bicycles, eBikes, are maturing," writes John Goreham at Torque News.
Instead of conventionally controlling this still fictitious e-bike by exerting pressure on the handlebars, the more pressure you exert on this Tesla Model B e-bike concept, the stronger the wheel turns independently. An inconspicuous display is embedded in the frame, from which you can read information about the route and the battery capacity.
Ultrasonic radar sensors and cameras installed around the bike should ensure that you do not put yourself in danger. Even more - in critical situations, the e-bike should take over the control for you and master the situation via autopilot.
Here is how the autopilot works with the Tesla Model B e-bike. Forward, side, and rear facing radar, cameras, and ultrasonic sensors detect bikes, cars potholes, bumps and other objects. It has an independently powered fork shaft. This means it's the stationary handles that detect the force. In other words, wheel turns independently based on handle force input and autopilot sensor data.
Let me know in the comments below please, if you think Tesla should bring the Model B e-bike to the market soon. By the way, while Tesla isn't building an e-bike yet, look what BH Core Carbon is doing with its record 136 miles of range per single charge.
Armen Hareyan is the founder and the Editor in Chief of Torque News. He founded TorqueNews.com in 2010, which since then has been publishing expert news and analysis about the automotive industry. He can be reached at Torque News Twitter, Facebok, Linkedin and Youtube.
Images from Kendall Toerner
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А где проект Tesla Модель B
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А где проект Tesla Модель B (Franz von Holzhausen может изобразить E-bike нового поколения) ?
Велосипеды и E-bike в настоящее время самый востребованный мобильный транспорт. Велосипеды и E-bike имеют один недостаток – крутящий (вращающий) момент на колесо передаётся через обгонную муфту, как и сто лет назад, с очень малым рычагом приложения силы.
Предлагаю новый принцип, не традиционной конструкции, привода ведущего колеса колёсного транспорта. Велосипеды с новым приводом будут сверхскоростные и сверхлёгкие в педалировании (усилие на педали в разы меньше). Энергопотребление E-bike ~ на 20% ниже.
Движение без пиковых нагрузок, без пробуксовки. Один из вариантов E-bike с новыми приводом можно изготовить за неделю.
P.S. А также примерить новый привод на все модели Tesla и даже марсоход Perseverance.
You'd think that we never let
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You'd think that we never let ourselves or our bikes fall over? Do that on these and the damage would be astronomical replacing damaged cameras in the fall!
Curious about the wheels
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Curious about the wheels staying true if they're free to deflect with shock absorbers in the wheels.
The fly-by-wire steering seems to be an overly complicated & over the top solution to an already solved problem, though I guess if this thing is going to go full autonomous, then perhaps it's necessary? Wonder what this would be like for an inexperienced rider (lack of confidence and familiarity with weight shifting and leaning?)
But it looks pretty and has a Tesla badge so I guess that's enough?
Yes Tesla needs to bring an e
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Yes Tesla needs to bring an e bike to market. So many unknown e bike manufacturers and quality is all over the place. Possibly a federal tax credit coming soon, there is something in the future.
Oh jeez wtf do you miserable
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Oh jeez wtf do you miserable people always have something negative to say about everything. You take take the time to talk trash when you’re not doing anything creative in your shit life and you’re not contributing anything but negativity! If you don’t like it keep scrolling dummies!!!
Great concept - a rethinking
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Great concept - a rethinking of the bike. The sooner e-bikes and e-scooters become legal for use on public routes across the UK the better...bring it on!
Would be interesting to know
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Would be interesting to know how it operates on cold winter days and how it would handle in snow.
Tesla has its fingers into a
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Tesla has its fingers into a vast array of products why not e-bikes. I can see 3 major styles for them to roll out. We have seen the sleek street model, next should be a fat tire off road model, and lastly a step through folder for the treveler.
Beautiful...Absolutely
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Beautiful...Absolutely beautiful. Please enquire if I can be a human tester and receive a test unit. I am service-disabled veteran -US Army. It would make me proud if selected. Thank you kindly -KMB
With creativity comes
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With creativity comes outcomes of all kinds! The creator of this "potentially" exciting new machine has had, through his determination and stamina, many successes and rarely gives up. He is much admired by many who recognize and appreciate how creativity and entrepreneurism gifted our world with innovation, technology and prosperity. Yes, solutions have tradeoffs, so we face a few challenges and new opportunities along the way. Let the naysayers have their words; in the free world of sellers and buyers, the buyers are free to determine the outcomes and I might or might not decide to subscribe. Go for it, Mr. Musk!
I love my Tesla Model 3,…
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I love my Tesla Model 3, Long Range AWD 2023. I'm shopping for an e-bike now. The designs shown aren't detailed enough to see if the Tesla e-bike would meet my needs: Step-thru frame, light weight, chargeable with Charge Point in my garage, small display, with a long-life battery (two years is the warranty limit on the e-bikes I've tried).
Thank you for this report.