Challenge / Goal

Cities are struggling with increasing pollution due to traffic emissions. Munich, in particular, faces huge problems with air pollution.Part of a sustainable solution is therefore to promote and implement electric mobility solutions, as this may reduce local emissions and at the same time foster the use of alternative fuels (renewable energy).

In Munich, the MVG’s (Munich’s public transport provider) current bike-sharing system is not well-suited for senior citizens (60+) or physically impaired people, because these groups often prefer electric bicycles or tricycles (or trikes) or the sense of balance is weak. The current bicycles on offer also do not allow users to transport heavy loads. The chosen alternative in these cases often tends to be the private car.

Within this measure, a carrier e-trike for mobility-impaired people and a concept for the integration of an e-trike in MVG Rad-bike-sharing system is developed. This will not only diversify what is on offer in terms of public mobility services, but also enable access to often expensive vehicles,such as e-bikes and e-trikes, thereby providing an affordable and sustainable alternative.

Old and impaired people often cannot use the normal bicycle sharing in Munich. No electric support, no possibilities to carry charges and you need a smartphone to rent it. The E-Trike prototype shows solutions for those problems.