ELF Velomobile - Pedal It Like The Tricycle & Power It By The Sun

Ankita Katdare

Ankita Katdare

@abrakadabra Oct 25, 2024
Calling it a vehicle 'powered by the Sun and You', ELF Velomobile is a new automobile from Organic Transit, currently making waves at Kickstarter. The innovative new car called the ELF, designed to be steer clear of the high-priced, full-size electric cars segment, will run on a solar-powered battery that powers its electric assist motor. And it vows to keep you fit and healthy as you pedal it around the town like a tricycle. So, you can now skip the gym and exercise your way to buy the groceries. With up to two hours of battery charge up time, ELF features a 60-watt photovoltaic panel mounted on its roof, so your vehicle gets charged when its in parking lot.

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If you like to dive into the specs of this little baby, at 100 pounds (including battery), ELF has got disc brakes, standard 26-inch mountain bike-style wheels, and a top allowable speed of 20 mph i.e. 32 km/h). Now, one ELF Velomobile would cost you US $4000 and Cotter and his team are currently raising production funds on Kickstarter for an initial run of 100 ELFs. Check out their awesome video here -


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  • Anoop Mathew

    Anoop Mathew

    @anoop-FRTf1L Nov 12, 2013

    Maybe this can shed some light:


    P.S: Must watch video for all engineers sitting behind desktops!