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Wooden Eco Trikes

Fernando Ponce's Electric Bi-Directional Tricycle is just Amazing

— April 11, 2011 — Autos
Argentinian designer Fernando Ponce’s all-electric trike is a wonderful vehicle with green features.

The beauty and charm of the tricycle lie in the wooden frame, which was carefully crafted and fitted to make the trike more appealing. Taking basic design cues from classic tricycles, Fernando Ponce has integrated his all-electric trike with the necessary components and features of a trike, making it both useful and stylish.

The trike features batteries placed between the wooden frames and derives power from a hub motor placed in the front wheel, enabling the tricycle to be controlled with a handle grip. Considering how the environment is often something to take into consideration while using any mode of transportation, this eco tricycle may provide a great alternative for those looking to be more eco-friendly.
Trend Themes
1. Eco-friendly Transportation - The trend of creating eco-friendly transportation alternatives like Fernando Ponce's wooden trike provides an opportunity for the automotive and transportation industry to create sustainable products that appeal to environmentally conscious consumers.
2. Innovative Materials - The trend of creating unique and sustainable designs using materials like wood creates opportunities for the materials industry to produce alternatives to traditional materials and fuels innovation in sustainable product development.
3. Electric Vehicles - The trend towards electric vehicles, as seen in Fernando Ponce's all-electric wooden trike, presents an opportunity for the automotive industry to continue developing new and innovative ways to power vehicles with renewable energy sources.
Industry Implications
1. Automotive - The automotive industry can explore new opportunities in renewable energy vehicles such as the electric trike designed by Fernando Ponce.
2. Transportation - The transportation industry can innovate and create eco-friendly solutions like wooden trikes to appeal to environmentally conscious consumers.
3. Materials - The materials industry can develop sustainable materials such as wooden frames like those used in Fernando Ponce's electric trike to create eco-friendly products.
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