A startup born at MIT has created a wheel that can make any bike electric — and now it's coming to Europe
Superpedestrian, a startup born at MIT's Senseable City Lab, is launching its first product internationally.
Called the Copenhagen Wheel, the red-hub wheel can convert any bike into an electric (and smart) mode of transportation. The bike is already available in 44 US states, but Superpedestrian has announced it will sell the Copenhagen Wheel in the United Kingdom and Europe for the first time.
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Behold, the Copenhagen Wheel. The wheel can attach to any ordinary bike, but you can also choose to purchase it with a bike as a package deal for roughly $2,000. The wheel alone is the bulk of that cost at $1,500.
That may sound like a lot, but high-end bicycles can easily go for $1,000 without the added electric motor.
The bike is meant to serve as a main mode of transportation in crowded cities where owning a car is too expensive, Superpedestrian CEO Assaf Biderman said in an interview.
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A startup born at MIT has created a wheel that can make any bike electric — and now it's coming to Europe
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