CarQon Solar 电动载货自行车 by Brian Hoehl is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 铁奖 in 车辆、出行与交通设计 Competition Category.

铁车辆· 2020

CarQon Solar 电动载货自行车

by Brian Hoehl

Client: CarQon Solar

A' Design Award 铁奖 Winner in 车辆 Category

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The Design

About CarQon Solar 电动载货自行车

CarQon Solar 是一款太阳能驱动的电动载货自行车。太阳能板安装于前部货箱之上，为自行车的电池充电。面板环绕货箱布置，可从多个角度采集阳光。阳光同时还能为前部货箱加温，预热功能可通过专属手机应用程序进行控制。整车采用铝材、碳纤维、钢材与木材打造，尺寸为220 × 90 × 95厘米，重量为35公斤。其目标是提供由太阳能驱动的清洁日常出行方式。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铁奖

CarQon Solar 电动载货自行车是 A' Design Award 铁奖得主，这是授予满足人们对设计精良的创作所期待的专业与工业要求的优良设计的声望认可。铁奖得主展现出其创作者的高超技艺、高度专业化、专家级的理解力和创造能力。预计CarQon Solar 电动载货自行车将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的创作，既实用又创新。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铁奖的设计整合了行业最佳实践，并拥有与专业知识和才华相结合的称职技术特性。CarQon Solar 电动载货自行车因其严谨而受到尊重，旨在提供有助于让世界变得更美好的生活品质改善。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This is the first of its kind solar powered electric bicycle. This is the electric bicycle you will never have to re-charge. The sun does it all. There is solar panels strategic placed on the front box to recharge the electric bicycles batteries. this is a complete new product category never seen in the world before. Because of the sun the box is always preheated and the preheating can be controlled by an app that is made for this electric bicycle. A state of the art solar panel.
Dimensions & Packaging: 220 cm x 90 cm x 95 cm. Weight 35 kilo
Tags: electric bicycle, bike, bike, cargo bike
Production Technology: A variation of materials are used to realise this vehicle. Alluminium, Carbon, steel and wood and then of course the solar panels.
Design Challenge: The creative challenge has been to develop the solar panels and wrap them around the box.
Research: We have researched how much power we could harvest with the solar panels attached to the bike. It showed us we could harvest enough power for the bike never to be recharged again
Inspiration: We have been in inspired by the nature of the sun. The sun provides the energy source for our vehicle. This is the perfect vehicle for such an application as the front box has sufficient areas for the sun to harvest energy. Energy enough for the bike never to be recharged.
Project Duration: 12 month from first sketch to final product. Location of development: Zagreb and Apeldoorn
Operation Flow: The sun is the biggest power source imaginable, it provides us with endless energy
in the form of light. We can use solar cells to convert some of this energy into
electricity. At Solar Application Lab we use this clean and abundant resource, to
power our everyday lives and gain more personal freedom. Solar App provide
unprecedented design freedom by ensuring a stable power output with any sort
of solar cell, at any size, even when partially shaded or if light falls on it at an
angle. So, if we gave you endless energy and infinite ways to apply it, what
application could enhance your personal freedom?
The Solar cargo bike ofcourse
Patents: Brian Hoehl 2019
Team Members: Brian Hoehl
Image Credits: #No 1: Brian Hoehl #No 2: Brian Hoehl #No 3: Brian Hoehl #No 4: Brian Hoehl #No 5: Brian Hoehl