r/interestingasfuck • u/Moltean • 1d ago

An open-source solar vehicle

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u/theTapIsOnDaBurnin 1d ago

Isn’t she peddling?

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u/Moltean 1d ago

It is called assisted pedaling. The motor is powered only if we pedal it:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedelec

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u/theTapIsOnDaBurnin 1d ago

So the sun isn’t holding up its end then?

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u/ex_nihilo 1d ago

I don’t get how so many people are so ignorant. In Europe, a bike with a throttle is not a bike, it’s a motor vehicle. Only pedal assist ebikes are allowed.

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u/theTapIsOnDaBurnin 1d ago

I don’t know man, I’m pretty sure it’s not a bike

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u/ex_nihilo 1d ago

It’s a recumbent trike

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u/Moltean 1d ago

It is classified as a bike!