Open-source framed bike (velomobile) for local transportation

Project description

An open-sourced, framed bike design for local transportation.

This could be a better local transportation option for people around the world — and save you from needing a car to move around your neighborhood.

Why open-source? Enable faster adoption and emissions reductions, support local economies (e.g. local makers can produce these bikes), and enable a community to innovate + iteratively improve the design.

This is low-hanging fruit. Recently, a 15-year-old innovator in India built one such design from local scrap parts.

Other examples in production:

https://www.cityq.biz/
https://citkar.com/en/
https://lnkd.in/gGRz9Ziv (built by a teenager from scraps!)
https://www.podbike.com/

Like or comment if you're interested in being involved — and tag any engineers, industrial product designers, or other interested folks who might be!

Relevant Technology

Mechanical / vehicle engineering, industrial product engineering and design

Complexity and required time

Complexity

[ ] Beginner - This project requires no or little prior knowledge of the technolog(y|ies) specified to contribute to the project
[ ] Intermediate - The user should have some prior knowledge of the technolog(y|ies) to the point where they know how to use it, but not necessarily all the nooks and crannies of the technology
[x] Advanced - The project requires the user to have a good understanding of all components of the project to contribute

Required time (ETA)

[ ] Little work - A couple of days
[x] Medium work - A week or two
[ ] Much work - The project will take more than a couple of weeks and serious planning is required

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