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Electric Postal Delivery Bicycle Unveiled
http://www.earthtechling.com/2011/03/electric-postal-delivery-bicycle-unveiled/
Simon Williams, an inventor from Australia, has revealed his prototype electric bike that was designed specifically for postal carriers. Calling the new vehicle the Deliver-E Trike, Williams was originally interested in developing an electric motorcycle before he saw a titling electric trike in 2005 called The RIDER. And while he didn’t see that particular invention as being useful for implementation as a road bike, he did see potential for delivery drivers.
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Williams road a Honda CT110 during his time as an Australian postman, and found it to be bulky, heavy, and difficult to maneuver. His tricycle sports two rear wheels that feature an electric motor in each, and 16 lithium-ion batteries than can be fully charged in three hours. The roughly 265 lbs vehicle can travel up to 37 miles, and has a top speed of 50 miles per hour.

Currently, Williams is seeking funding to mass produce the Delivery-E Trike, which he says can be manufactured in five hours. While the design is certainly intelligent, and an excellent example of how specialization can target ideal solutions, the electric vehicle could be limited by range and ability to deliver overly large Amazon.com orders.

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I don't think that this one will make it, but the idea is good. Postal services are using alot of vehicles, and it's time to go electric. Developping a postal specific EV should make someone's fortune someday.
 
How many times this going to be posted here? ...Its Endless Sphere member Carvin' Marvin's bike.. :-S
I upped links to the Australian show The New Inventors where Simon appeared with his trike, there is videos Hillhater
of Simons trike going over curbs it handles them extremely well.... Check my Youtube Channel AussieJester69 for the vids im capped
YouTube is hanging for me so cant get link ..

KiM
 
AussieJester said:
there is videos Hillhater
of Simons trike going over curbs it handles them extremely well....
KiM

Yep, seen those,.. but he is going to need ATV wheels on the back if he is going to replicate our posties motoX efforts on my nature strip ! :lol:

Anyway, I thought the posties were already Ebiking..
http://www.theage.com.au/national/the-posties-pushie-returns-with-added-oomph-and-a-green-message-20110305-1bizs.html
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..and triking too..
http://www.currietech.com.au/AustraliaPostandEVS.shtml
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AussieJester said:
How many times this going to be posted here? ...Its Endless Sphere member Carvin' Marvin's bike.. :-S
Sorry. Didn't realize... Gotta say though, compared to other postal/parcel services it's looking a bit short on storage...
http://cargocycling.org/riding_type/load-carrying
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...and I don't see EVen any beer holder?

L0Ck
 
Hillhater said:
Anyway, I thought the posties were already Ebiking..

e-bicyle maybe, Simon's tilting trike was built as a e-motorcyle so it could be road registered etc... :wink:
Not sure where he ended up with that? All the posties in my area use Honda CT110's
we also have quite a bit of gravel about here so they have fun on their rounds haha

KiM
 
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