Skoda’s tapping deeper into the future of urban mobility by unveiling the Klement Concept at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show.
Presented alongside the Vision IV SUV-coupe study, it displays a bicycle of the future that lacks the traditional chain, crank set and exposed cables, and features a 4 kW (5 PS / 5 hp) rear-mounted motor.
Controlling the acceleration and braking is done by tilting the pedals forwards and backwards. “Tilt-controlled acceleration and deceleration can also be found in children’s hoverboards, which are very easy and intuitive to master”, said the Chief of Modules and Platforms, Aykut Gunderen. “We have innovated this feature by transferring it to a two-wheeler.”
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The tilt-controlled technology isn’t the only state-of-the-art feature, as the Klement uses ABS and regenerative braking. It also gets smartphone inductive charging and geofencing, which uses the GPS system for tracking. Moreover, the integrated LED lighting makes the rider more visible at night.
Despite getting some new technology, the electric bicycle hasn’t been deprived of its functionality. Thus, with the battery fully charged, it has a range of 62 km (39 miles) and can reach a top speed of 45 km/h (28 mph), which should be enough for most daily commutes.
“Micro mobility concepts are advancing rapidly in numerous cities, like galaxies hurtling ever forwards through space”, Gunderen commented. “And, like galaxies, these individual concepts, while separate, form part of the same mobility cosmos, so we should see them forming an interlocking pattern.”