Ford may currently have its hands full at the Geneva Motor Show, but I wouldn’t be doing my job if I didn’t point out that the company also made a recent unveiling that could change the way it’s perceived in the personal electric mobility segment.
On the shadows of everything that’s happening in Geneva, the American automaker took to the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain to announce the expansion of its Ford Smart Mobility Program and unveil a pair of new Handle on Mobility electric bicycle prototypes.
According to Ford, the two prototypes are part of a larger plan that is to find new ways to integrate electric transportation into urban cities, creating a future dominated by electric cars, electric motorcycles, and electric bicycles.
You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to understand the benefits of these two new electric bicycles. Ford’s trying to promote a new way of commuting in urban cities without the hassle of using antiquated technology on bicycles while also ensuring that riders are as comfortable as can be when they’re out doing their chores or making their deliveries.
Hopefully, these two prototype electric bicycles lose their “prototype” labels and become actual production models in the future. Ford’s got something here and it would be foolish of them not to purse it. If the Blue Oval is smart, it’s going to let the market dictate what it’s next move should be, but if I were a betting man, I’d be surprised if the market doesn’t make the decision for the company.
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Ford Introduces Two New Electric Bicycle Prototypes originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 4 March 2015 09:00 EST.
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