Shai Agassi is Projecting a Better Place: His ideas for developing a system to sell electric fuel on a subscription basis, and subsidize vehicle costs through leases and credits gained support at a Middle-East for peace summit with Bill Clinton, Shimon Peres and an elite corps of Israeli and US politicians, businesspeople, and intellectuals debating the state of the world. For an in-depth look see: Reimagining the Automobile Industry by Selling the Electricity
A 250W DC Motor and A pair of 26-volt lithium-ion batteries help power you up to 75 miles.
TWIST FREEDOM DX: Cycling Free
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Ex-Intel head Grove: Electric transportation 'has to be done'
Intel founder Andy Grove has created his own crash course in electric power, plug-in hybrid vehicles and finding ways of shifting the nation's fleet of vehicles from gas to alternative energy.
When circumstances force changes at a company or an industry - how one responds depends on recognizing the "strategic inflection point." Now the retired chairman of the world's largest computer chipmaker thinks the term applies to energy and transportation, where record-high gasoline and oil prices have spurred interest in alternative energy sources and next-generation vehicles. "The drumbeat of the electrical transportation is accelerating like nothing I've ever seen in my life.
The new Twist Freedom DX is no ordinary bike. When you pedal, an integrated torque sensor summons the perfect amount of power from the bike's front-hub motor to keep you at a steady pace; pedal harder and the motor settles down, take a rest and it kicks into overdrive.
FREEDOM COMMUTER CYCLE Test
When my good friends Norman and Connie Smith first started telling me about the pedelec bike they just got in at ELECTRIC BIKES CALIFORNIA, I had no idea then how much I would come to really like the hybrid cycling technology GIANT has incorporated into their first ever electric bike. Following my extensive test ride up and down the steepest of hills, over a course of winding coastal avenues and through traffic jammed city streets, Twist Freedom DX came out a real winner in every respect, and I might add, it is problably the best power-assisted bike I have ever ridden.
Twist Freedom DX Specs
· 2 lithium-ion battery EnergyPaks for extended range. Up to 70 miles in Economy mode. · Four hour re-charge time. · RideControl provides 3 power settings: Sport, Normal, or Economy · Shimano Nexus 7-speed hub · Women's and men's models (15", 17", 17.5" and 21" sizes).
It's a new type of hybrid that seamlessly combines battery power with your own pedal power to help you ride farther, faster and with less effort.
My test ride on one of the first Twist Freedom DX Hybrid Electric Bikes to reach California was an absolute 4th of July blast! On Independence Day 2008, Freedom was a word already on my mind that morning as I rode my 4 year old eBike to Wisconsin Ave and to Oceanside's premier electric bike shop. ,,,
I liked the feel of the bike and the almost effortless gear to power factor as the torque sensor told the 250-watt DC motor how much power it needed to suppement my pedaling. I took the bike up the steepest of grades to test its climbing ability, and it did surprisingly well, ...or should I say, together we made it happen! Human Hybrid Power! ,,, Don't hang around waiting for the price to go down. The Giant DX is exclusively available until this Fall.
Be Good to the Earth,
David Cutter a.k.a. EV Rider VillageEnergy.com / Pleiades-Enterprises / Drive-electric.com
The Twist Freedom DX is a great alternative to driving a car, if you want it to be. But if not, it's still a great bicycle! I climbed the steepest of grades to test the climbing ability of the bike, and it did surprisingly well, or should I say, together we made it happen! Human Hybrid Power! Twist FREE electric-ly! More
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The Giant Twist Freedom DX works pretty much like a regular bike, except that a torque sensor monitors your pedaling and controls a 250-watt DC motor located in the front wheel. Power comes from two 26-volt lithium-ion batteries (range of up to 75 miles/120 kilometers).
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