This Solar-Powered Electric Bike is the Solution for Urban Transportation

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Elf is the result of efforts produced by a clever group of developers who call themselves Organic Transit. Their project was, and is, oriented to creating small-scale transit solutions leveraging sustainable power sources, initially based on solar and electric components.

In order to complete their project they needed $100k to purchase and/or assemble critical components including; solar paneling, neodymium magnet motors, lithium batteries, PWM controllers, continuously variable transmissions (CVT), vacuum-formed bodies, LED lighting for headlights, brake lights, markers, and turn signals, along with frame components based on recycled aluminum, high volume front and rear wheels, and finally, disc brake components.

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