Looking like a cross between a pedaled dump truck and a modern day motor carriage, the new Intelectra from German startup Dynamic Drives Giessen is a seriously muscular cargo mover for cities.
No doubt. But it’s pretty unusual compared to pedal assist. With pedal assist, your leg work doesn’t lose any power in the transfer to the wheels, and you still get all the benefits of this system.
Perhaps the reason they didn’t go with pedal assist is due to the sheer amount of torque needed to pull that much weight. I could see them not wanting to have a huge gear train to be able to get the pedal power into the correct part of the torque band to both accelerate and maintain pulling power.
No doubt. But it’s pretty unusual compared to pedal assist. With pedal assist, your leg work doesn’t lose any power in the transfer to the wheels, and you still get all the benefits of this system.
Perhaps the reason they didn’t go with pedal assist is due to the sheer amount of torque needed to pull that much weight. I could see them not wanting to have a huge gear train to be able to get the pedal power into the correct part of the torque band to both accelerate and maintain pulling power.