Solar Cross electric bicycle

<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-79268" height="317" src="http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5826/solarcross.jpg" title="solarcross" width="274" />Getting around on a bicycle is already a green and healthy pursuit, but how do you make it greener? You can’t actually, but you can add more oomph to a bicycle with the help of an electric engine so that you can tackle those killer uphill slopes without breaking too much of a sweat. Terry Hope, a Canadian inventor has come up with the Solar Cross electric bicycle, receiving its juice from the sun (obviously) as well as the rider’s hard work.</p><br/>Using a stock 18-speed Specialized FSR mountain bike, Hope mounted a couple of solar panels over the front wheel, while a 24-volt 1-horsepower motor, a 5000 mah (milli Ampere hour) lithium-ion polymer (LIPO) main battery, two 5000 mah LIPO booster packs wired in series, and a 24-volt controller are also packed into its body.           <span style="line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ubergizmo?a=Gpf8znnz_FE:iLyJxdwRAsA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/5415/20106059.gif" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ubergizmo?a=Gpf8znnz_FE:iLyJxdwRAsA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/2270/74936510.gif" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ubergizmo?a=Gpf8znnz_FE:iLyJxdwRAsA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/4814/92778514.gif" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ubergizmo?a=Gpf8znnz_FE:iLyJxdwRAsA:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/8568/48798254.gif" /></a></span>

Solar Cross electric bicycle

Getting around on a bicycle is already a green and healthy pursuit, but how do you make it greener? You can’t actually, but you can add more...

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