Twike

The TWIKE is the best pedal-electric velomobile you can buy today. The most impressive thing about the TWIKE: it has been in production for nearly 20 years. The “Proto-TWIKE” was a two-seat bike with bodywork: 50 kg weight & 50km/h top speed via pedal drive. In 1986, it won a prize for ergonomics during the World Expo in Vancouver. In 1996, the first 190 TWIKE 3s are delivered.  Twike3 top speed is 130km/h, Twike5 has room for two people and total weight less than 500 kg! An average-trained driver can contribute 100 to 200 W through pedalling power. At a speed of 50 km/h, this corresponds to about 10 to 20% of the total energy demand. The pedal drive is intended to assist the motor but not as the sole power source of the TWIKE. Both drives go directly to the drive shaft: The pedals through a chain, the motor via the gearbox. The speed can be set by Cruise Control. When you pedal, the electronics restrict the motor to the exact power you place on the pedals and the range increases. Twike3 specs bellow :

• Top speed: 85 km / h
• Acceleration from 0 to 60 km / h: 9 seconds
• Charging time: about 1 kilometer per minute
• Energy consumption: 4-7 kWh / 100 kilometers
• Integrated cruise control
• Length x width: 2.65 x 1.2 m
• Trunk: 250 liters volume

Type of vehicle
EU	Three-wheel motor vehicle (2002/24/EG)
CH	Dreirädriges Motorfahrzeug
US	Motorcycle – Threewheeler
Dimensions / mm
Length x width x heigth	2650 × 1200 × 1250
Wheel base	1870
Wheel gauge	1090
Construction
Chassis	Tube frame and aluminium space frame with roll-over bar, 3-point safety belts
Vehicle body	Thermoplast LuranS®
Steering	Joystick with connection rod and damper
Motor
Type	3-phase-asynchronous motor with integrated reductiongearbox (11,6:1) and differential
Actual power output	3 kW at 2930/min
Maximum power	9 kW
Nominal voltage	230 Volt
Drive system	IGBT Inverter with controller and HMI
Pedal drive	integrated
Driving performance
Drag coefficient	Cw=0,325
Maximum speed	85 km/h
Acceleration 0-60 km/h	9 sec
Range per charging	more than 500 km
Max. climbing ability	22%
Battery
Type	LiMn, 392 cells
Nominal voltage	353 Volt DC
Capacity	4,8 – 5,8 Ah
Energy	1,7 – 2,1 kWh
Weight	19 kg
Energy density	96 – 116 Wh/kg
Charging time	about 1 km/min
Consumption
Efficient	4 kWh / 100 km
City-cycle	6 kWh / 100 km
Highway-cycle	7 kWh / 100 km
Energy equivalent	0,4 – 0,7 l fuel / 100 km
Mountains	+1,77 kWh / 1.000 evelation gain
Weighti / kg
Empty weight without battery	220 kg
Permissible maximum weight	505 kg
Axle load limit, front wheel	145 kg
Axle load limit, back wheel	360 kg
Chassis
Independent wheel suspension	On rear and front wheels
Wheels	Aluminum rims, front wheel 1,35“x16”, rear wheel 1,85“x16”
Tire	front wheel 2 1/4 – 16” (20×2,25) or 2 1/2 2 – 16” (20×2,50),
Brake system	2-circuit hydraulic system, front wheel disk break, rear wheels drum break, electric motor brake (recuperation with cruise control)
Luggage space
Dimensions / mm	Length x width x heigth: 400 × 1150 × 650
Volume for luggage	(with 2 seats) / co-pilot seat easily removable

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Twike4 was designed from the beginning not as a production model, but as an intermediate step to newer models. The company took part in several international competitions with the prototype: in 2010, the e-car bike came in 3rd place at the prestigious X Prize, and in 2012 it won the electric vehicle rally “E-Miglia”.

• Maximum speed:> 130 km / h
• Acceleration from 0 to 96 km / h: <18 sec.
• Range:> 160 km
• Energy consumption: <12 kWh / 100 kilometers

Twike5  has been developed since 2015. Mid to end of 2017, it comes in limited quantities of 500 copies on the market.

• Top speed: depending on the model 130 to 200 km / h
• Charging time: approx. 4.5 kilometers per minute (fast charging column)
• Energy consumption: 6-13 kWh / 100 kilometers
• Integrated cruise control
• Length x width: 3.04 x 1.55 m
• Trunk: 300 liters volume

Twike3: LxWxH 2650×1200×1250, Wheel base 1870mm, Drag coefficient Cw=0,325The teardrop shape is most aerodynamic, with the least drag coefficient. Prius has a drag coefficient of 0.25 while the Schlörwagen had an incredible 0.15 cD. Basically, the Göttingen Egg was a wing on wheels. Velomobile Study by Hassel Sørensen :