# Hydrogen-Powered Bicycles Pragma Industries' 'Alpha' Uses a Hydrogen Fuel Cell in Lieu of Li-Ion By Joey Haar | Published 2018-01-20 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pragma-industries References: [digitaltrends](https://www.digitaltrends.com/outdoors/ebike-hydrogen-fuel-cell/#/6) & [pragma-industries](https://www.pragma-industries.com/products/light-mobility/) Hydrogen power has the potential to vastly outperform not only fossil fuels, but even lithium-ion batteries in terms of environmental friendliness and efficiency, and French company [Pragma Industries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alpha-neo-ebike) is working to make use of the technology with its newest product. Dubbed the 'Alpha', it's an [e-bike that runs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/muon-elon) on a [hydrogen fuel cell](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hydrogen-cartridges) rather than a Li-ion battery, which means that it has dramatically improved range and charging time when compared to virtually any other e-bike on the market. A conventional e-bike with a 360Wh Li-ion battery can travel approximately 50 kilometers on a single charge. Pragma Industries' Alpha can double that, averaging 100 kilometers per charge. Yet despite that increased range, the Alpha's fuel cell charges significantly faster than a traditional battery. Whereas normal e-bikes take three or four hours to charge, Pragma Industries' bike charges in as little as two minutes. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.8/10 - Popularity: 68% | Activity: 69% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Hydrogen Power:** The use of hydrogen fuel cells in various industries presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in clean energy. - **Efficient Charging:** The development of fast-charging technologies for hydrogen-powered vehicles and bicycles can revolutionize the transportation industry. - **Extended Range:** Hydrogen-powered bicycles with significantly longer range can disrupt the e-bike market and offer more sustainable transportation options. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Clean Energy:** The clean energy industry can harness the potential of hydrogen power to create sustainable solutions for transportation and power generation. - **Transportation:** The transportation industry can adopt hydrogen-powered bicycles and vehicles as an eco-friendly alternative to traditional fossil fuel vehicles. - **Electric Bicycles:** The e-bike industry can innovate by integrating hydrogen fuel cell technology to offer longer range and faster charging options for electric bicycles. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hyryd.md) - [Eco-Friendly Hydrogen Cargo Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-lavo-bike.md) - [Hydrogen-Powered Concept Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hydra-bike.md) - [Research-Centric Hydrogen Motorcycles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hydrogen-motorcycle.md) - [Cost-Effective Hydrogen Batteries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/s1200.md) - [Long-Range Quick-Charge eBikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fuell-flluid.md) - [High-Performance Lightweight E-Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alpha-ii.md) - [Efficient Long-Range E-Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fuell.md) - [Electric Bike-Like Watercraft](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/envo-hydra-waterbike.md)