CARBON FIBER TRICYCLE POWERED BY ELECTRIC

SCREWDRIVER FOR RACE
created specifically for the ‘screwdriver-race’ in hildesheim ,
germany , the 4000g carbon-fiber tricycle was designed in
response to the theme ‘lightweight. the competition takes
place every two years between universities from germany and
switzerland and a group of four students, enzomittelberger ,
jakobtaranowski , benediktschich and simonschmitz developed
the racing cycle for ‘team hamburg using just one regular
bosh 14V electric srewdriver , the tricycle reaches a top
speed of 30 km/h and lasts for about 6 kilometers . the racing
cycle consists of a structural framework that is laminated out
of carbon pipes, with hubs made from aircraft aluminum and
further components from track cycling were tuned to save on
material and overall weight.