New smart mobility plan Automaker the e-bikes central to the strategy, writes Martin Brennan from Geneva
Ford is rethinking how it makes vehicles. That's the message from Bill Ford, CEO of Ford Motor Company. The great-grandson of Henry Ford, the man who put America on wheels with the Model T, believes that these forward-looking companies must define itself new and not only move the car companies to individual mobility companies.
Based on statistics, which show that the number of vehicles is expected to be between two and four billion to be up to the middle of the century on the streets, and with the fact that 54pc of the world's population that is expected in the cities of of living in 2050, this combined The current models of transport is not sustainable, he believes. The answer is smart, communicating with other cars, smart roads, smart parking - Smart and bicycles could be a problem solver.
While the Ford Performance Team reviews its exclusive GT preparation were supercar with great fanfare, their high-performance Focus RS and other state-of-the-art models at the Geneva Motor Show in Barcelona on the same day, another Ford team introduction of electric bicycles at the Mobile World Congress, one of the best good ideas forum, as part of its plan to extend its presence on cars.
The e-bikes, developed with bicycle manufacturer Dahon be with a 200-watt motor with a nine-amp hour battery, the electric pedal assistance Provides and operates at a speed of up to 25 km / h designed. The e-bikes are equipped with a smartphone app which-by-step navigation step Sets are connected, they can be folded to fit in a trunk, and have rear-facing sensors warn the driver when a vehicle is overtaken by vibrating handlebars , More motorists are sensors on the presence of the E-Bike by lighting up the handlebar.
The experiment with e-bikes are part of the smart mobility plan servicing of Ford, the company is to investigate keen to integrate as reviews such as bikes by car and public transport, so Ken Washington, vice president of Ford Research and Advanced Engineering. "The ability to seamlessly move between cars, buses, trains and electric bikes and respond to changing traffic situations can make a big difference for both commuters and goods for courier and delivery services."
Based on statistics, which show that the number of vehicles is expected to be between two and four billion to be up to the middle of the century on the streets, and with the fact that 54pc of the world's population that is expected in the cities of of living in 2050, this combined The current models of transport is not sustainable, he believes. The answer is smart, communicating with other cars, smart roads, smart parking - Smart and bicycles could be a problem solver.
While the Ford Performance Team reviews its exclusive GT preparation were supercar with great fanfare, their high-performance Focus RS and other state-of-the-art models at the Geneva Motor Show in Barcelona on the same day, another Ford team introduction of electric bicycles at the Mobile World Congress, one of the best good ideas forum, as part of its plan to extend its presence on cars.
The e-bikes, developed with bicycle manufacturer Dahon be with a 200-watt motor with a nine-amp hour battery, the electric pedal assistance Provides and operates at a speed of up to 25 km / h designed. The e-bikes are equipped with a smartphone app which-by-step navigation step Sets are connected, they can be folded to fit in a trunk, and have rear-facing sensors warn the driver when a vehicle is overtaken by vibrating handlebars , More motorists are sensors on the presence of the E-Bike by lighting up the handlebar.
The experiment with e-bikes are part of the smart mobility plan servicing of Ford, the company is to investigate keen to integrate as reviews such as bikes by car and public transport, so Ken Washington, vice president of Ford Research and Advanced Engineering. "The ability to seamlessly move between cars, buses, trains and electric bikes and respond to changing traffic situations can make a big difference for both commuters and goods for courier and delivery services."
Commuting traffic problems and excessively long have proven that have a significant economic and social impact on cities. According to the European Commission, the congestion in the EU is around € 100 billion a year in call costs now.
Statistics from around the world show that the average American spends about one week a year stuck in traffic, and the average driver in Beijing has up to a five-hour drive away. Recently in China, a 100-mile traffic jam took 11 days to clear.
At the Geneva Motor Show, there was a lot of speculation about Apple and Google in the motorcycle scene with driverless cars. The best offer came from Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said the WHO that most brands have immunity against what he described as "disruptive intruders". "Why should you buy a Ferrari and do not want to drive it," was his caustic comments when he said that Apple and Google is not the ability to respond and to underestimate the automobile manufacturer. He said it was good to see someone shake up the industry, but move the tech companies in driverless cars could be disturbing, he felt.
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