Amabhayisikili kagesi adume kakhulu kulo nyaka. Akudingeki uthembele ezwini lethu - ungabona ukuthi izinombolo zokuthengisa amabhayisikili kagesi azikho ohlwini.
Intshisekelo yabathengi kumabhayisikili kagesi iyaqhubeka nokukhula, njengoba abagibeli abaningi begijima emgwaqweni nasothulini. Ugesi wodwa ulethe amashumi ezigidi zokubukwa ezindabeni zezindaba zamabhayisikili kagesi kulo nyaka, okubonisa ngokwengeziwe ukukhanga kwale mboni. Manje sibheka emuva ezindabeni zezindaba ezinkulu kakhulu zamabhayisikili kagesi zonyaka.
Lapho yethula ibhayisikili layo le-e-bike elinombono, yayazi kahle kamhlophe ukuthi ibhayisikili le-e-bike elisheshayo ngeke lihlangabezane nanoma iyiphi incazelo esemthethweni yamanje yebhayisikili le-e-bike.
Le moto enamandla iyenza ikwazi ukufinyelela isivinini esiphezulu samakhilomitha angu-60 ngehora (37 mph), okungaphezu kakhulu komkhawulo ojwayelekile wamabhayisikili kagesi cishe kuwo wonke amazwe eNyakatho Melika, eYurophu, e-Asia nase-Oceania.
Isivinini esiphezulu singashintshwa ngobuchwepheshe ngohlelo lokusebenza lwe-smartphone, okuvumela ukuthi sehliswe noma kuphi kusukela ku-25-45 km/h (15-28 mph) ukuze kuhambisane nemithethonqubo yesivinini yendawo ehlukahlukene. Ngize ngaqhamuka nomqondo wokusebenzisa i-geofencing ukulungisa umkhawulo wejubane ngesikhathi sangempela, okusho ukuthi ungahamba ngesivinini esigcwele emigwaqweni nasezindleleni zangasese, bese uvumela ibhayisikili ukuthi libuyele emuva ngokuzenzakalelayo emkhawulweni wejubane wendawo uma ungena emigwaqweni yomphakathi. Ngaphandle kwalokho, umkhawulo wejubane ungase ube phansi enkabeni yedolobha, bese ukhuphula ngokuzenzakalelayo ijubane lapho umgibeli egibela emgwaqweni omkhulu, osheshayo.
Kodwa uyazi kahle ukuthi yenzani, futhi uthi umqondo webhayisikili kagesi umayelana nokukhuthaza izingxoxo mayelana nokubuyekeza imithethonqubo yebhayisikili kagesi ukuze ifake isivinini esiphezulu kanye nomkhiqizo onamandla kakhulu. Njengoba inkampani ichaza:
"Njengoba kungekho uhlaka olusemthethweni olukhona lwezimoto ezinjalo olunomqondo wejubane elijwayelekile, Izimoto zizimisele ukwenza lula ukwethulwa komthetho onjalo, ngakho-ke ukuthuthukiswa kwalolu hlobo."
Amandla esivinini esiphezulu kanye nokubiyela indawo yamabhayisikili e-e akuzona zodwa izinto ezivelele. Futhi ihlomisa ibhayisikili le-e ngebhethri elingu-2,000 Wh, eliphindwe kathathu kuya kane kunomthamo webhethri elijwayelekile kumabhayisikili e-e anamuhla.
Le nkampani ithi ibhayisikili kagesi lizoba nebanga elisizwa ngama-pedal elingamakhilomitha angu-300 (amamayela angu-186) kwimodi yamandla aphansi kakhulu.
Uma ungakakwazi, ngibhala ikholomu yamasonto onke ebizwa ngokuthi Uyawuthanda noma uyawuzonda.
Lolu chungechunge luyikholomu ehlekisayo lapho ngithole khona imoto kagesi ehlekisayo, ehlekisayo noma exakile kusayithi lokuthenga elikhulu kunawo wonke eShayina. Kuhlala kukuhle, kuyinqaba, noma kokubili.
Kulokhu ngithole ibhayisikili likagesi elithakazelisayo kakhulu elenzelwe abagibeli abathathu. Naphezu komklamo ongavamile, into ethakazelisayo kakhulu kungaba yintengo engu-$750, kanye nokuthunyelwa kwamahhala.
Lokhu kwenzelwa inketho "yebhethri elinomthamo ophansi", okungu-384 Wh kuphela. Kodwa ungakhetha ezinkethweni ezifaka phakathi i-720 Wh, i-840 Wh, noma iphakheji ye-960 Wh ehlekisayo, konke ngaphandle kokucindezela intengo engaphezu kuka-$1,000. Lokho ngokwako kuyamangalisa.
Kodwa ukuba wusizo kwale nto kuyiletha ekhaya ngempela. Izihlalo ezintathu, ukumiswa okuphelele, ikheji lezilwane ezifuywayo (engicabanga ukuthi akufanele neze lisetshenziswe ezifuyweni zangempela), nokuningi kwenza le nto isebenze.
Kukhona ngisho ne-motor lock yokuvimbela umuntu ukuthi angebi ibhayisikili, ama-pedal angemuva, ama-pedal angaphambili asongwayo, ama-pedal asongwayo (empeleni kunezindawo eziningi zabantu abathathu abangabeka izinyawo zabo) nokuningi!
Eqinisweni, ngemva kokubhala ngaleli bhayisikili elincane likagesi elingavamile, ngangilithanda kakhulu kangangokuthi ngaqhubeka ngalithenga. Laphenduka ibhayisikili elihamba kancane ngemva kokuchitha izinyanga eziningi lihamba ngemikhumbi yezimpahla eLong Beach, eCalifornia. Lapho ekugcineni lifika, isitsha elalikuso “sasiphukile” futhi ibhayisikili lami “lalingatholakali”.
Nginebhayisikili elisha emgwaqweni njengamanje futhi ngithemba ukuthi leli lizofika ngempela ukuze ngikwazi ukwabelana nani ngendlela elisebenza ngayo empilweni yangempela.
Ngezinye izikhathi izindaba ezinkulu aziphathelene nemoto ethile nhlobo, kodwa zimayelana nobuchwepheshe obusha obunamandla.
Kwakunjalo lapho uSchaeffler ethula uhlelo lwayo olusha lwebhayisikili kagesi olubizwa nge-Freedrive. Lususa ngokuphelele noma yiluphi uchungechunge noma ibhande ku-e-bike drivetrain.
Ama-pedal awanakho ukuxhumana kwemishini esondweni langemuva, kodwa anika amandla i-generator edlulisela amandla kuma-hub motors ebhayisikili le-e.
Lolu uhlelo oluthakazelisayo kakhulu oluvula umnyango wemiklamo yebhayisikili ye-e enobuchule kakhulu. Elinye lamabhayisikili e-e okuqala asebenza kahle kakhulu kwakuyibhayisikili ye-cargo, elalivame ukuphazanyiswa yisidingo sokuxhuma i-pedal drive ngesixhumanisi somshini esondweni lokushayela elingemuva elalikude futhi lingaxhunyiwe kwi-pedal izikhathi eziningi.
Sibone le drive ixhunywe kubhayisikili elikhulu kakhulu lempahla e-Eurobike 2021 futhi yasebenza kahle kakhulu, yize ithimba lisaqhubeka nokuyilungisa ukuze ithuthukise ukusebenza kwayo kulo lonke uhla lwegiya.
Kubonakala sengathi abantu bayawathanda ngempela amabhayisikili kagesi asheshayo, noma okungenani bayakuthanda ukufunda ngawo. Izindaba ezinhlanu eziphezulu zebhayisikili kagesi zango-2021 zifaka phakathi amabhayisikili amabili esivinini esikhulu.
Ukuze kungashiywa isikhathi, umenzi wamabhayisikili e-elekthronikhi waseDashi iVanMoof umemezele ibhayisikili elikhulu elinesivinini esikhulu elibizwa ngokuthi i-superbike elizofinyelela isivinini esingu-31 mph (50 km/h) noma esingu-37 mph (60 km/h), kuye ngokuthi iyiphi inkampani oyifundile i-rep noma isitatimende sabezindaba.
Ibhayisikili le-elekthronikhi elimiswe ngokuphelele lingaphezu nje komqondo, noma kunjalo. Nakuba lingashongo ukuthi lihlela ukwenza ibhayisikili le-elekthronikhi elishesha kakhulu, lithi empeleni lizoletha ibhayisikili lalo elikhulu emakethe.
Ukuthatha ikhasi encwadini, futhi uthi umgomo wayo ukuthuthukisa izingxoxo ngemithethonqubo yebhayisikili kagesi.
"Leli yibhayisikili lethu lokuqala elihamba phambili, ibhayisikili le-elektroniki elizinikele ekuvinjeni okuphezulu kanye namabanga amade. Ngikholwa ukuthi leli bhayisikili elisha le-elektroniki elihamba ngesivinini esikhulu lingathatha indawo yama-scooter nezimoto emadolobheni ngo-2025."
Sibiza izinqubomgomo ezigxile kubantu ezicabanga kabusha ukuthi izindawo zomphakathi zisetshenziswa kanjani uma zingahlali izimoto. Ngiyajabula ukucabanga ngokuthi idolobha lizobukeka kanjani maduze nje, futhi siyaziqhenya ngokuba yingxenye yoshintsho ngokwakha amathuluzi okushintsha afanele.
Isikweletu sentela sikahulumeni sebhayisikili kagesi, esifana nesikweletu sentela yezimoto zikagesi, sibe yizindaba ezinkulu kulo nyaka selokhu saphakanyiswa okokuqala ngoFebhuwari.
Nakuba abanye bebona isikweletu sentela yebhayisikili kagesi njengendlela ende, lesi siphakamiso sathola ivoti elikhulu lokuzethemba lapho sidlula ivoti langempela ePhalamende njengengxenye yoMthetho Wokwakha Okungcono.
Isikweletu sentela silinganiselwe ku-$900, kusukela emkhawulweni wokuqala owawuhlelelwe u-$15,000. Sisebenza kuphela ngamabhayisikili e-elektroniki angaphansi kuka-$4,000. Uhlelo lokuqala lwalukhawulela isikweletu sentela kumabhayisikili e-elektroniki anenani elingaphansi kuka-$8,000. Umkhawulo ophansi awuvumeli ezinye zezinketho zebhayisikili e-elektroniki ezibiza kakhulu ezihambisana namanani ahlobene nekhono lazo lokuchitha iminyaka zishintsha izimoto zazo zansuku zonke.
Nakuba kusenamamodeli amaningana amabhayisikili e-elekthronikhi anenani elingaphansi kuka-$1,000, iningi lamabhayisikili e-elekthronikhi athandwayo libiza izinkulungwane zamaRandi futhi lisalingana nohlaka olulindile.
Ukufakwa kwamabhayisikili kagesi kusikweletu sentela sikahulumeni kulandela ukwesekwa okukhulu kanye nokunxenxa okuvela emphakathini kanye namaqembu afana nePeopleForBikes.
"Ivoti lakamuva kuMthetho Wokwakha Okungcono lifaka amabhayisikili njengengxenye yesisombululo sesimo sezulu, ngenxa yezikhuthazo ezintsha zezimali zamabhayisikili namabhayisikili e-elekthronikhi kanye nezibonelelo zokuthuthukiswa kwengqalasizinda ezigxile esimweni sezulu kanye nokulingana. Sinxusa iSenate ukuthi iqalise ukusebenza ekupheleni konyaka, ukuze siqale imizamo yethu yokunciphisa ukukhishwa kwegesi kwezokuthutha ngenkathi sigcina wonke umuntu ehambahambayo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uhamba kanjani noma uhlala kuphi."
Sibona amabhayisikili amaningi amasha ajabulisayo ngo-2021, kanye nobuchwepheshe obusha kanye nombuzo wokwakha kabusha amabhayisikili e-elektroniki asemthethweni.
Manje, u-2022 ungaba unyaka ojabulisa kakhulu njengoba abakhiqizi beqala ukululama ekushodeni okukhulu kochungechunge lokuhlinzekwa kwempahla, okubavumela ukuthi balethe imibono emisha namamodeli emakethe.
Ucabanga ukuthi sizobonani embonini yamabhayisikili kagesi ngo-2022? Ake sizwe imicabango yakho esigabeni sokuphawula ngezansi. Ukuze uthole uhambo olukhumbulekayo emuva esikhathini (izinyanga ezingu-12-24), hlola izindaba zebhayisikili kagesi eziphezulu zonyaka odlule zango-2020.