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Swedish Velove is testing a cargo bike with fuel cell with a 300 km range. The Velove Armadillo is a high capacity cargo bike that is narrow, agile and fast enough to be used on bike lanes, with great ergonomics and that is a pleasure to ride.
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Useful features for city logistics such as silky smooth suspension, 1 m3 safe box with container system and semi-trailer. Designed to endure everyday, heavy-duty use.
The Armadillo is a four wheel, fully suspended cargo cycle that not only looks great and is super smooth to ride -it also gives higher productivity in last mile delivery and fits better on bike paths. Somebody called it a “mix of gokart, bike and van”, which we think pretty much nails it!
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Specifications
- Width: 86 cm
- Length: 305 cm
- Height: 160 cm (cargo versions), 156 cm (mobility versions)
- Weight (with battery, without modules): 60 kg
- Cargo capacity: 150-200 kg (depending on rear suspension setting). 300 kg with semitrailer
- Suspension: Individual double wishbone on all wheels, steel spring shocks
- Turning circle: 5,8 m
- Brakes: Hydraulical disc brakes front and rear
- Parking brake: Mechanical disc brake
- Frame: Aluminium, 6060 (50S) and 6082 (51S) grade
- Standard colour: RAL 9010 Pure White
- Tyres: Schwalbe Marathon Plus, 20 inch
- Seat: Ventilated, quickly adjustable seat
- Wheels: Aluminium five spoke wheels with one bolt wheel release
- Gear: Rohloff SpeedHub, 14 gear
- Gear ratio range: 526 %
- Distance per crank revolution, lowest gear: 1,07 m (4-5 km/h at normal cadence)
- Distance per crank revolution, highest gear: 5,63 m (25-30 km/h at normal cadence)
- Power distribution to drive wheels: Double freewheel
- Electric assist: Bafang Max
- Electric assist rated power: 250 watt
- Electric assist torque: +80 Nm
- Electric assist speed limit: Assisting up to 25 km/h
- Battery capacity: 0,6 kWh (extra battery mount can be fitted)
- Energy consumption on max assist: 0,15-0,2 kWh/10 km
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