Njengoko iimoto ezindleleni zaseMelika zikhula kwaye zinzima minyaka le, umbane wodwa usenokunganeli. Ukuze sisuse iilori ezinkulu kunye neeSUV ezidolophini zethu ngokuthengisa izithuthi zombane ezingabizi kwaye zisebenza kakuhle, inkampani entsha yaseNew York iWink Motors ikholelwa ukuba inesisombululo.
Zenziwe phantsi kwemithetho ye-federal National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) kwaye ke ngoko zisemthethweni phantsi kwemithetho yezithuthi ezihamba ngesantya esiphantsi (LSV).
Ngokusisiseko, ii-LSV zizithuthi zombane ezincinci ezithobela imigaqo ethile yokhuseleko elula kwaye zisebenza ngesantya esiphezulu seemayile ezingama-25 ngeyure (40 km/h). Zisemthethweni ezindleleni zase-US ezinemida yesantya ukuya kuthi ga kwiimayile ezingama-35 ngeyure (56 km/h).
Siyile ezi moto njengeemoto ezincinci ezifanelekileyo zasezidolophini. Zincinci ngokwaneleyo ukuba zipakishwe lula kwiindawo ezixineneyo ezifana neebhayisekile ze-elektroniki okanye iibhayisekile, kodwa zinezihlalo ezivalekileyo zabantu abadala abane kwaye zinokuqhutywa emvuleni, ekhephini okanye kwenye imozulu embi njengemoto enkulu. Kwaye ngenxa yokuba zingumbane, awusoze uhlawule igesi okanye udale ukukhutshwa komoya okuyingozi. Ungazitshaja nelanga ngeepaneli zelanga eziphezu kophahla.
Enyanisweni, kunyaka onesiqingatha ophelileyo, ndibe nolonwabo lokubukela iiWink Motors zikhula ngendlela efihlakeleyo ngokunika iingcebiso zobugcisa malunga noyilo lweemoto.
Isantya esiphantsi sikwenza kube lula kwaye kube lula ngakumbi ukuqhuba, kulungele ukuqhuba kwiindawo ezixineneyo zasezidolophini apho isantya singadluli umda we-LSV. EManhattan, awusoze ufikelele nakwiimayile ezingama-25 ngeyure!
IWink ineemodeli ezine zezithuthi, ezimbini kuzo zineephaneli zelanga eziphezu kophahla ezinokwandisa ububanzi ngeemayile ezili-10-15 (iikhilomitha ezili-16-25) ngosuku xa zipakishwe ngaphandle.
Zonke izithuthi zixhotyiswe ngezihlalo ezine, umoya opholileyo kunye neheater, ikhamera ejonga ngasemva, izixhobo zokupaka, iibhanti zesihlalo ezinamacala amathathu, iibhuleki zediski zehydraulic zesekethe ezimbini, injini yamandla ye-7 kW peak, ibhetri yeLiFePO4 ekhuselekileyo, iifestile zamandla kunye nezikhiya zomnyango, ii-key fobs, ukutshixa okukude, ii-wipers kunye nezinye izinto ezininzi esihlala sizidibanisa neemoto zethu.
Kodwa azizo "iimoto" ngokwenene, ubuncinane kungekhona ngokomthetho. Ezi ziimoto, kodwa i-LSV ludidi olwahlukileyo kwiimoto eziqhelekileyo.
Uninzi lwamazwe lusafuna iilayisenisi zokuqhuba kunye ne-inshurensi, kodwa adla ngokuyekelela kwiimfuno zokuhlolwa kwaye asenokufanelekela neekhredithi zerhafu karhulumente.
Ii-LSV azikaxhaphaki kangako okwangoku, kodwa ezinye iinkampani sele zivelisa iimodeli ezinomdla. Sizibonile zakhiwe ukuze zisetyenziswe kwezoshishino njengokuhambisa iipakeji, kunye nokusetyenziswa kweshishini kunye nokwabucala njengePolaris GEM, esandula ukutshintshwa yaba yinkampani eyahlukileyo. Ngokungafaniyo neGEM, eyimoto efana nenqwelo yegalufa evulekileyo, imoto kaWink ivalelwe ngaphakathi njengemoto yesiqhelo. Kwaye kwenzeka ukuba zifikelele ngaphantsi kwesiqingatha sexabiso.
IWink ilindele ukuqala ukuhanjiswa kwezithuthi zayo zokuqala ngaphambi kokuphela konyaka. Amaxabiso okuqala kwixesha lokuqalisa ngoku aqala kwi-$8,995 kwimodeli yeSprout engama-40-mile (64 km) kwaye anyuke aye kwi-$11,995 kwimodeli yeMark 2 Solar engama-60-mile (96 km). Oku kuvakala kusengqiqweni xa ucinga ukuba inqwelo entsha yegalufa inokubiza phakathi kwe-$9,000 kunye ne-$10,000. Andazi naziphi na iimoto zegalufa ezine-air conditioner okanye iifestile zamandla.
KwiiWink NEVs ezine ezintsha, uthotho lweSprout lolona hlobo lokuqala. Zombini iSprout kunye neSprout Solar ziimodeli ezineengcango ezimbini kwaye ziyafana ngeendlela ezininzi, ngaphandle kweebhetri ezinkulu kunye neepaneli zelanga zemodeli yeSprout Solar.
Ukuqhubela phambili kwiMark 1, ufumana uhlobo lomzimba olwahlukileyo, kwakhona oluneengcango ezimbini, kodwa olune-hatchback kunye nesihlalo sangasemva esigoqekayo esiguqula isihlalo esinezihlalo ezine sibe sesihlalo esinezihlalo ezimbini esinesithuba esongezelelweyo semithwalo.
I-Mark 2 Solar inomzimba ofanayo nowe-Mark 1 kodwa ineengcango ezine kunye nephaneli yelanga eyongezelelweyo. I-Mark 2 Solar inetshaja eyakhelwe ngaphakathi, kodwa iimodeli ze-Sprout ziza neetshaja zangaphandle ezifana neebhayisekile ze-elektroniki.
Xa kuthelekiswa neemoto ezinkulu, ezi zithuthi zintsha zamandla azinaso isantya esiphezulu esifunekayo kuhambo olude. Akukho mntu utsibela kwindlela enkulu ngokuphanyaza kweliso. Kodwa njengesithuthi sesibini sokuhlala esixekweni okanye ukuhambahamba kwiindawo ezikufutshane, zisenokuba zifanelekile. Ekubeni imoto entsha yombane inokubiza phakathi kwe-$30,000 kunye ne-$40,000, imoto yombane engabizi kakhulu njengale inokubonelela ngeenzuzo ezininzi ezifanayo ngaphandle kweendleko ezongezelelweyo.
Kuthiwa uhlobo lwelanga longeza phakathi kwekota kunye nesithathu sebhetri ngosuku, kuxhomekeke kwilanga elikhoyo.
Kubemi basezidolophini abahlala eziflethini baze bapake iimoto esitalatweni, iimoto azinakuze zingene ukuba zinomgama omalunga neekhilomitha ezili-16-25 ngosuku. Njengoko isixeko sam sibanzi malunga neekhilomitha ezili-10, ndibona eli njengethuba lokwenyani.
Ngokungafaniyo nezithuthi ezininzi zombane zanamhlanje ezinobunzima obuphakathi kweekhilogram ezingama-3500 kunye nama-8000 (1500 ukuya kuma-3600 kg), iimoto zeWink zinobunzima obuphakathi kweekhilogram ezingama-760 kunye nama-1150 (340 ukuya kuma-520 kg), kuxhomekeke kuhlobo lwemoto. Ngenxa yoko, iimoto zabakhweli zisebenza kakuhle, kulula ukuziqhuba kwaye kulula ukuzipaka.
Ii-LSV zisenokuba yinxalenye encinci kakhulu yemarike enkulu yezithuthi zombane, kodwa inani lazo liyanda kuyo yonke indawo, ukusuka kwizixeko ukuya kwiidolophu zaselunxwemeni kwanakwiindawo zokuhlala zabantu abasele bethathe umhlala-phantsi.
Kutshanje ndithenge iveni ye-LSV, nangona eyam ingekho mthethweni kuba ndiyingenisa ngasese evela eTshayina. Iveni encinci yombane eyayithengiswa eTshayina yayixabisa i-$2,000 kodwa ekugqibeleni yandibiza phantse i-$8,000 ngokuphuculwa okufana neebhetri ezinkulu, umoya opholileyo, kunye neebhlawu ze-hydraulic, ukuthunyelwa (ukuthunyelwa emnyango nomnyango kubiza ngaphezulu kwe-$3,000) kunye neerhafu/iintlawulo zerhafu.
UDweck ucacisile ukuba nangona izithuthi zeWink zenziwa eTshayina, iWink kwafuneka yakhe umzi-mveliso obhalisiweyo we-NHTSA kwaye isebenzisane neSebe lezoThutho lase-US kulo lonke inkqubo ukuqinisekisa ukuthotyelwa ngokupheleleyo. Bakwasebenzisa nokuhlolwa kokungafuneki kwamanqanaba amaninzi ukuqinisekisa umgangatho wokwenziwa kwemveliso odlula neemfuneko zokhuseleko zikarhulumente kwii-LSV.
Mna ngokwam, ndikhetha iimoto ezinamavili amabini kwaye ungandibona ngebhayisekile ye-elektroniki okanye nge-scooter yombane.
Basenokungabi nabuhle njengeemveliso zaseYurophu ezifana neMicrolino. Kodwa oko akuthethi ukuba azintle!
UMicah Toll ngumntu othanda izithuthi zombane, umthandi webhetri, kunye nombhali weencwadi ezithengisa i-#1 kwi-Amazon ezithi DIY Lithium Batterys, DIY Solar Energy, The Complete DIY Electric Bicycle Guide, kunye neThe Electric Bicycle Manifesto.
Iibhayisekile ze-elektroniki ezenza abakhweli bemihla ngemihla bakaMika yiLectric XP 2.0 eyi-$999, iRide1Up Roadster V2 eyi-$1,095, iRad Power Bikes eyi-$1,199, kunye nePriority Current eyi-$3,299. Kodwa kule mihla uluhlu luhlala lutshintsha.
Ixesha lokuthumela: Feb-24-2023
