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Switzerland Launches Bicycle with Folding Knife Concept . Switzerland is not only good at making the best folding knives in the world, they also poured as much expertise in the affairs of folding, in a hybrid electric bicycle called Voltitude. The bike comes with battery and electric motor as an auxiliary rider has a unique mechanism that is named EasyFold. To fold the bike is very easy and fast. With only takes no more than a second, this bike is folded, and only done with one hand.

Hybrid bike Voltitude has a similar design Swiss Army Knife or Victorinox. Once folded, the bike is equipped with a special button for activating the electric motors and drive wheels at speeds equivalent to pedestrians, so the vehicle can be guided and hooped with very mild.

Regulations in Switzerland and the European Union limit the speed of the vehicle with the aid of power like this at 25 km / hour. However, some of which can reach higher speeds if necessary. Onboard battery is ideal for reaching a distance of between 20 to 40 miles in a single shock. Voltitude has a wheelbase 1.087 m with a saddle height and handlebar position is equivalent to a standard bicycle. The difference is, this vehicle has a tire like a scooter that is wider with a low center of gravity.

Its onboard sensors serve to determine how much electricity is needed to help alleviate the rider pedaling through electric-power 250-watt motor in the rear wheel. The stronger the rider pedals, the more power is added to the wheel.

In the area of ​​Switzerland and the European Union, Voltitude bicycles considered a regular bike so it does not need a driver’s license to drive it. The rider was not required to wear helmets, but it is recommended to keep using for the sake of safety.