{"id":547728,"date":"2010-04-30T06:05:37","date_gmt":"2010-04-30T10:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/volkswagen-folding-bike-concept\/14949\/"},"modified":"2010-04-30T06:05:37","modified_gmt":"2010-04-30T10:05:37","slug":"volkswagen-shows-production-ready-folding-two-wheel-ev-bik-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/547728","title":{"rendered":"Volkswagen shows production-ready folding two wheel EV Bik.e"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/volkswagen-folding-bike-concept-.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg rode the Bik.e onto the stage for the unveiling. Dr. Hackenberg is a...\"><\/p>\n<p>The concept of &#8220;last few mile mobility&#8221; is one which we&#8217;ll all grow accustomed to over the next decade as the world&#8217;s cities become more congested and non-polluting micro mobility concepts begin to supplement other forms of transport. In the last year alone we&#8217;ve seen Toyota&#8217;s Winglet, Honda&#8217;s U3-X, Nissan&#8217;s electric skis, and now Volkswagen has shown a micro mobility concept which it has dubbed the &#8220;Bik.e&#8221; &#8211; a folding electric bike with one of the most ingenious folding mechanisms we&#8217;ve seen. With a range of 20 kilometres (12.5 miles), the Bik.e has 20 inch wheels and folds to a footprint identical to that of a car spare tyre, enabling it to be stowed away easily. Whatsmore, the bik.e will definitely see production, and possibly even before the end of the year. VW&#8217;s choice of form factor is as fascinating as its choice of a recognisable name is inspired. The Bik.e could turn out to be as important to VW as the iPod has been to Apple&#8230;<br \/>\nContinue Reading <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/volkswagen-folding-bike-concept\/14949\/\">Volkswagen shows production-ready folding two wheel EV Bik.e<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/electric-bicycle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Electric Bicycle<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/folding\/\" rel=\"tag\">Folding<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/u3-x\/\" rel=\"tag\">U3-X<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/volkswagen\/\" rel=\"tag\">Volkswagen<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Articles:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/hondas-loop-hello-vehicle2vehicle-vehicle2driver\/13005\/\">Honda&#8217;s LOOP and HELLO vehicle2vehicle and vehicle2driver infrastructure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/dk-citys-folding-electric-bicycle-by-robrady\/13769\/\">DK City&#8217;s folding electric bicycle by Robrady<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/another-honda-bombshell-3r-c-single-person-electric-concept\/14312\/\">Another Honda Bombshell: 3R-C single-person electric concept <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/airnimal-chameleon-hard-case-folding-bike-trailer\/11494\/\">The Airnimal folding bike suitcase that becomes a bike trailer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/japans-2-second-folding-bicycle\/14134\/\">Japan&#8217;s two-second folding bicycle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/contortionist-folding-bike\/12470\/\">Contortionist: cleverly designed full-size folding bike <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/lbsdbazdCTTREGA9VrPdGL2fjc8\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/lbsdbazdCTTREGA9VrPdGL2fjc8\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/lbsdbazdCTTREGA9VrPdGL2fjc8\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/lbsdbazdCTTREGA9VrPdGL2fjc8\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=9lGyRBpE39g:UiXhxQJPi9s:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=9lGyRBpE39g:UiXhxQJPi9s:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=9lGyRBpE39g:UiXhxQJPi9s:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=9lGyRBpE39g:UiXhxQJPi9s:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=9lGyRBpE39g:UiXhxQJPi9s:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=9lGyRBpE39g:UiXhxQJPi9s:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=9lGyRBpE39g:UiXhxQJPi9s:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine\/~4\/9lGyRBpE39g\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The concept of &#8220;last few mile mobility&#8221; is one which we&#8217;ll all grow accustomed to over the next decade as the world&#8217;s cities become more congested and non-polluting micro mobility concepts begin to supplement other forms of transport. 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