Eco-friendly pedaling

Electric bikes are now becoming more and more widespread, but, like all electric vehicles, they have the problem of continuously recharging the battery. The French company Pi-Pop has created an electric bike without batteries or charging. It doesn't need electricity because it recharges when you pedal thanks to a super capacitor. Unlike a conventional electric bicycle, whose battery is recharged by the mains, the super capacitor uses the energy produced by muscular pedaling. Pedaling on flat or downhill charges the supercapacitor which will then allow you to tackle climbs and slight slopes with the support of the electric motor. The supercapacitor is able to quickly store a large charge of electrostatic energy, which it discharges quickly and with great power. Furthermore, it is also more ecological than batteries, in fact it does not require precious metals such as lithium and the number of recharges is almost unlimited. And above all it will take away the worry of finding the nearest charging point.


Stefano Ravizza
NP October 2023