BIO-HYBRID Price? Prospects? Battery Tech? (Edit: Bankrupt Sadly!!!)

This is a follow-up video about the innovative German 4-wheel electric assist pedelec, Bio-Hybrid. The company apparently filed for insolvency in April 2021. I think it would be a shame not to see the Bio-Hybrid come to market. Here, I discuss the Bio-Hybrid prices - the top commented issue from my previous video: 17 Reasons To Want Bio-Hybrid. Finally, I show details Bio-Hybrid revealed about the 9kg, 1.2kWh, 48V, 25Ah battery system.

It also seems 4-wheel UK pedelec, Dry Cycle, may be in difficulty. Let's hope both these - and other alternative - zero tailpipe emission EVs make it :)

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[FFVoyager]

There is absolutely a market for this sort of thing. What many people forget is that having ideas and building prototypes is pretty simple and very different to equiping a factory and gearing up for production, building up a sales and support network and advertising the product for sale. It's that point that a lot of these innovative ideas fall down as the money, time and effort involved is enormous (and very different to 'I have an idea!' concept).

If I were doing this (I'm not) I'd be trying to produce something using largely already available components at the outset rather than try for the first product to be entirely novel. Make money selling a simple version of the idea, develop that later.

Nice to see you back, I've been going through your old Ioniq videos recently as I I am looking to buy a used 'classic' 28kWh. It's still 'the best' EV in my mind. Cars don't need massive batteries - what they need is to be efficient and have fast charging.

[chrisdjd]

I was also very interested in the biohybrid concept and I'm very disappointed by their bankruptcy...I'm also disappointed that I didn't find out sooner. Today there is not much left of their existence on the web, apart from a few videos including yours which present their prototypes very well. I am also looking at the cityQ project which may also interest me or also in another style the niu tqi GT which was presented at CES Las Vegas 2020.

[backwoodsbungalow]

Thanks for the update. I hope one of the large bicycle manufacturers buys the insolvent BioHybrid company and funds further development.

[NicoSteinacker]

I went the opposite route - I bought my first eBike to get to work by bike in 2012, then changed jobs so I could go there by foot also, then bought a flat with car garage and some PV panels so I could buy an EV instead of my Toyota Prius. Today I‘m trying to go everywhere by bike, but family trips and shopping are done with my white Ioniq 28kWh EV, so I can see many parallels and I‘m always interested in efficient mobility. Please keep that great videos coming, really enjoing them!

[kathyfann]

We need something in the USA 🇺🇸 California now would be appreciated

[gerbos]

Absolutely Love the Bio Hybrid bike. Hoping they make it to America sooner than later.
I think there would be an unimaginable demand, the minute they set foot on US soil.
The current price for me is very doable. Have you seen the current price of gas?
To say nothing of automobiles, Brand new are becoming out of range for normal folks.
Even used cars are hitting the roof.
My biggest fear is that Big oil, will make every effort to stifle, any of these companies, including Bio-Hybrids efforts,
Perhaps they already have, and I haven't seen the info as I am late to this News.

This is such a revolutionary idea for retiree's such as myself. I have not ridden in some time, but would look forward to it.
When I see the availability of this product in the US, get my name to the top of the list.

Thank you for your efforts to publicize this company and there Product.
I have subscribed to your channel, and will watch for other postings, Thanks

[TassieEV]

Nice to see you back. That type of bike would work well in cities and small areas but to go on a long journey with the family in them not so good. Don't look particularly weather protected either.
Wonder how that would work in hilly areas and what happens once battery runs out due to hills heavy beast to pedal without battery assist.

[theinspiredentrepreneur]

Is it possible to modify the vehicle to install a generator to help recharge the battery while it's in operation? Or you could charge one battery while using the other and use a switch to flip to the other battery when one battery runs out of juice.

[peterdnreynolds]

Many thanks for the update. Hope all is well, take care

[tonyrobinson]

I see this is 2 years old now, but anyway, the video is excellent. Well done.

[backwoodsbungalow]

One possible snag for a four wheel cycle is that access to London bus lanes might be limited to 2 & 3 wheel cycles under a certain length. Having cycled to work in London I like the idea of a covered cycle with electric assist so I hope that regulations in cities like London will be updated to include a 4 wheel BioHybrid. I agree that cities need to transition from cars and vans to this type of energy efficient vehicles.

[matfix]

*If* you charge the 48V battery with a AC - DC PSU, the 480 watts req. (10A) will only be about 2 - 4 Amp (included losses) from the wall, so no big problem in EU. 😉

[wendyisgrowinginwisdom]

Thank you for the updates and for your helpful comparisons.

[boombeachnoob]

with 9000 euros, we can buy a basic compact suv in india with 5-star crash safety rating.

[jandersen]

$12 000 for this vehicle is just way too much. I hope the Chinese can copy it and sell it for less than half of that.

[greenleafyman]

I do like the bio-hybrid actually but the price aren't so reasonable in my opinion. It also fails to be a fully rain proof vehicle which is the most important thing why I would consider buying a velomobile. Its body parts is also uneccessarily heavy, plus the aerodynamics aren't that great. I preferred the "PodRide" because it is lighter due to its cover is mostly made of waterproof fabric that makes it lighter and it is also fully covered which is totally rainproof.

[jeffreyconley]

Thanks for the update on Bio Hibrid by Schaeffler! I am sorry to hear they did not make it out of proto type build to production. I am a PEBL owner and the company BETTER.BIKE has moved their production of the PEBL from USA to Germany due to supplier and fabrication of parts and operation restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic!
I hope Schaeffer will find a way to come back to add more options of this type of mobility to the market.

[plat-rd]

Hello, may I ask how much this type of multi-cycle costs and how I can purchase it? Please provide me with the exact address and the way to purchase it. Many thanks.

[meguzhev]

Loved every bit of that concept starting from Schaeffler prototype (search on Fully Charged). We need it here in the Netherlands and 9.450, is high but doable for a family as second car replacement. Could be a paradigm shift for urban environment. Shame.

[johnsmith-udoy]

It would be a great bike to Attach a bike camper to it. truly wonderful idea for a bike