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Scene: E-bike rally
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?? That’s crazy! ?? A good-humored Federal Transport Minister gets off his high horse enthusiastically. Or rather, from the saddle of an E-Rockit. On the € 28,000 human hybrid the driver has to pedal himself permanently despite a 75 Newton meter electric motor. Of course, this also applies to Wolfgang Tiefensee, the patron of the first e-bike rally. Maxi-scooters from Vectrix and electric enduros of the Quantya Strada type are at the start in droves. But first of all, conversations are the order of the day, direct and around the table, it’s about exchanging information and ideas. ?? Electric motorcycles have incredible potential. I do not understand that this is so little used ??, says the minister, for example.
Thomas Schmieder
07/31/2009
Around 100,000 bicycles with auxiliary electric motors were sold in Germany in 2008. In contrast, all of the major motorcycle manufacturers have been reserved so far. Only small companies step into the breach without government funding. The minister listens with interest to reports of silent Quantya parks. There, off-road freaks can do their laps on rental machines from the Swiss manufacturer – unlike on conventional motocross tracks – close to home.
“If all vehicles were to be electric, you would only need 20 percent more electricity,” says Klaus-Dieter Maubach, CEO of E.ON Energie. A tempting prospect. For the year 2050. According to the plans of the federal government, electric vehicles should only have a market share of three to five percent in Germany in 2020. In 2015, only 50,000 to 100,000 vehicles will be electric. A sobering prospect. At the moment, increasing the efficiency of conventional gasoline and diesel engines and producing more biologically compatible fuels are also important goals for future mobility. At the foot of the Edersee dam in northern Hesse, the e-flotilla is freshly charged with green electricity. The two-wheelers start moving almost inaudibly. The rally is not about speed, but about showing what is feasible. The stage leads over 35 kilometers, with a stopover in Bad Wildungen. To be on the safe side, as the range is just over 50 kilometers, depending on the type and driving style. And charging completely empty batteries takes at least three hours. “Electric vehicles will prevail, especially in metropolitan areas,” says ADAC Vice President Erhard Oehm. Because the environmental pollution is particularly high there and the still very limited range is of less importance.
“Vehicles with internal combustion engines have 100 years of development behind them,” adds ADAC Honorary President Otto Flimm, “you can’t make up for that in five years.” The e-motor’s 93 percent efficiency is impressive. But the technology stands and falls with the batteries, say Marko Werner and Thomas Schuricht. They developed the 90 kilowatt racing motorcycle from “XXL Racing”. That sensationally finished second in the world’s first race for electric motorcycles, the TTXGP in June 2009 on the Isle of Man. With ten kilowatt hours, the approximately 2100 lithium-ion batteries in the E-Racer have the energy content of just one liter of gasoline. And they cost around 15,000 euros. If there are any: “The market for batteries has been swept empty, the providers almost have a monopoly position,” complains Thomas Schuricht. In contrast, e-mobility is quite normal in China. Ten percent of the bicycles and scooters there are already electrified, reports Marko Werner: “The batteries can be charged at home or in the office.” Today, the first e-bikes for everyone are rolling through Europe, while electric cars are still in the field test stage. The Federal Ministry of Transport is funding the new electric mobility with 500 million euros: In eight model regions, buses, taxis, care services and garbage trucks are to run electrically from 2010. For the first time, the officials are now also thinking of two-wheelers, a first success of the e-bike rally.
Facts (archive version) – opinions and perspectives
If 25 percent of all vehicles in Germany were to drive electrically, electricity consumption would only increase by five percent. The claim that e-mobility needs significantly more power plants is therefore wrong.
Professor Dr. Klaus-Dieter Maubach, Board Member E.ON Energie
Our goal is to have one million electric vehicles on German roads by 2020 and to completely replace fossil fuels by 2050.
Federal Minister of Transport Wolfgang Tiefensee
Even without government funding, 100 kilometers for an electric car only cost three to four euros instead of eight to twelve euros for diesel or gasoline, and an e-motorcycle is much cheaper.
Professor Dr. Klaus-Dieter Maubach, Board Member E.ON Energie
Even with the current mix of coal, nuclear power, crude oil, gas and renewable energy sources, a purely electric car like the E-Mini produces just 80 grams of CO₂ per kilometer. It looks a lot better with two-wheelers.
Professor Dr. Klaus-Dieter Maubach, Board Member E.ON Energie
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