What do you think of auto-maker Lexus (TOYOTA) giving us their take on going green into the future? It's a electrically motorized hybrid with an 8 speed transmission. Ooh, ooh, we'll take one! It hasn't debuted yet (said to be debuting at London's Great London Bike Ride) but we're on board. Put us on the waiting list! It will definitely zip us around quicker in this treacherous L.A. traffic. And, ohhh, how we hate L.A. traffic.
Lexus has pioneered high performance, low emissions and optimum fuel efficiency with its full hybrid Lexus Hybrid Drive powertrain technology. The Hybrid Bicycle adopts similar principles, with the pedal power of the rider boosted by assistance to the front wheel from a 240W electric motor, via a 25.9V Lithium-ion battery, with a choice of Eco or Power mo
des. And, as with Lexus Hybrid Drive, there is an energy regeneration function that helps recharge the battery by capturing kinetic energy generated under braking.
The Lexus Hybrid Bicycle has all-wheel drive, by means of a belt system. It is equipped with an electric eight-speed Shimano internal gear system, which references the sophisticated eight-speed shift-by-wire automatic transmission of Lexus’s LS 600h limousine. The carbon fibre construction shares the same light-but-strong composite materials technology that was used on Valentino Rossi’s MotoGP-winning motorcycle.
via the.LIFE Files
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