Mando, a South Korean automotive parts company managed to create a chainless electric bicycle named 'Mando Footloose IM'. According to Mando, this bike is nothing but an 'electric car on two wheels'.
According to TS Lee, Executive Director, Mando's Smart Personal Mobility Division, this bike is made to provide alternative transportation to the people. "We wanted to create a new way for the mobility of people, especially in urban locations," said Lee, as quoted by Forbes on Tuesday, June 30,2015.
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| The Mando Footloose IM with custom colors, lithium battery that charges as the rider pedals and LCD control center. (Picture from: http://onforb.es/1FKvICt) |
According to Navigant Research, the electric bicycle industry has great potential in the future. They predict 47 million e-bikes will be sold in 2018. Thus, it is good if there are companies that start seriously develop it now.
The main difference between Mando Footloose IM with other electric bikes is its chainless design. With this Mando bike while the rider feet pedaling will charge the lithium ion battery-powered 250 watt.
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| Schematic for the Mando Footloose IM 2015. (Picture from: http://onforb.es/1FKvICt) |
There is also an LCD control unit as the bike's control center. In addition, this device also became a kind of bicycle locks. When LCD is removed, then the bike will not run.
