Luxury car maker Porsche has joined the ranks of electric bicycle manufacturers. The results are as attractive as they are expensive.
The Volkswagen-owned company has announced the sale of a pair of fully suspended e-bikes from spring this year. Porsche also announced two new e-bikes during the announcement of the new electric car, the Tykan Cross Tarismo, according to technology site Verge.
The two new e-bikes are classified as Sport and Cross 8 Sport is a road bike that can be used in everyday life. Cross, on the other hand, is specialized for offroading.
Built in a carbon fiber frame, the Sport e-bike has lights on the front and rear, and Shimano's mid-drive motor. Although the price of a carbon fiber-framed bicycle is higher than that of a conventional bicycle, the world's richest man, Jeff Bezos, may be 'shocked' to hear the price of this e-bike, which is lighter than 22 kg. The price of the bicycle is 10 thousand seven hundred dollars.
The Cross e-bike, meanwhile, has the same features, but with the addition of two Magura-MT trail hydraulic disc brakes. These brakes are relatively large and ‘heat resistant’, says Porsche. The e-bike, which weighs a little more than 22 kg, is priced at হাজার 8,549
Both feature the Shimano EP6 motor, which is smaller than previous versions. As a result, the bicycle can be ridden at a speed of up to 25 kilometers per hour with pedals. The speed figure may seem slow, but it is the highest legal speed under EU rules.
Porsche is the latest name for fuel-powered car makers in building two-wheelers. In this case, there are doubts about its future for some reason other than price.
In most cases it fails after making a lot of noise. In order to explain this, the name of General Motors' Ariv e-bike has been mentioned in the report. On the other hand, Harley-Davidson's recently introduced Serial 1 e-bikes also have promising reasons.
The report also states that these bicycles will be released for sale in the market from the spring of this year.