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There is a similar four wheeled HEHV being produced in Norway: https://www.podbike.com https://www.podbike.com

• bipson 5y ago
  Wow, the hoops you have to jump through to find a price! 5k or 5.5k, depending on variant. Although to be practicable (not a hobby), you will have to add quite a few "extras". But not that bad actually! Makes me wonder how it is built.
  • Aachen 5y ago
    For me (on mobile) it said right on the homepage. And then after loading a few megabytes of data a cookie wall popped up so I guess they need consent for stuff I don't want...
  • jablan 5y ago
    > With +3100 pre-orders, expected delivery for new pre-orders is 2023.
  • medstrom 5y ago
    5k?! That's seriously low. Other velomobiles (going by velomobiel.nl) aren't even ebikes and still go for at least 8k (or 6.6k without VAT to be fair). That's an exciting development, hopefully it's not vaporware.
  • 1-more 5y ago
    It has a serial hybrid drivetrain: you charge the battery with your pedals. This is inefficient, naturally, but they claim it's far easier to make, which I tend to believe. But the idea of all of my hard-won watts getting wasted by the second law of thermodynamics is just too much to bear. If I'm dropping 5K on a bike it had better have a drivetrain that just sings when you step on it.
• nabilhat 5y ago
  Velomobiles are a fascinating example of a domain which keeps getting reinvented over and over! The 'glass ceiling' cab has been a feature that keeps showing up on independently developed velomobiles, despite the prior experiences of models like the Go-One and Twike. If the interior is reflective or a light color that doesn't absorb sunlight, it reflects back in the screen, creating glare. If the interior is dark enough not to cause glare, it becomes a solar oven. When it's cool and cloudy enough that the sunlight exposure isn't a problem, condensation sets in.
  • medstrom 5y ago
    Just a layman, but it seems like you could solve the heat and condensation by adjusting ventilation.