Ever since its first ebike, Urtopia has rolled with a futuristic vibe, even embracing AI as a journey companion at Eurobike in June. Now the Hong Kong-based e-mobility outfit is heading to CES 2024 with a brand new tech-packed sensible bike to indicate off.
As briefly talked about again in June, the Fusion “eSUV” has been designed in collaboration with Hartmut Esslinger of Frog Design, and is described as “the epitome of uncooked energy” by Urtopia. Official imagery remains to be briefly provide, however we do now have extra particulars.
The sensible ebike is constructed round an angular V-shaped low-step carbon-fiber body that is designed to accommodate riders between 1.6 m and 1.9 m (5.25 – 6.2 ft) in peak. That body is dwelling to a 540-Wh downtube battery rocking Samsung 21700 Li-ion cells, and a 360-Wh vary extender might be accessible as an non-obligatory further for a complete per-charge vary of as much as 160 km (~99.5 miles).
Powering the pedal-assist is a Bafang 250-W mid-drive motor able to 95 Nm (70 lb.ft) of torque, although the CES touchdown web page mentions a dual-motor configuration so it seems like there’s nonetheless extra information to return. What we’ve thus far exhibits an ordinary chain-drive mannequin coming with a Shimano 10-speed gearset and a CDX belt-drive flagship model paired with an Enviolo stepless geared hub.
Cooked-in sensible know-how shapes up as onboard telematics and monitoring through 4G eSIM and GPS, and Bluetooth is included too, for streaming music or pairing with a smartphone app to provoke anti-theft protections comparable to motion alerts and geo-fencing.
A central dot-matrix show with fingerprint unlock permits for scrolling by way of totally different screens to indicate things like pace and battery standing, climate and time, on-bike turn-by-turn navigation with audio prompts, and extra. The corporate has confirmed that this mannequin will journey with ChatGPT as copilot, with voice interplay over twin microphones and built-in speaker module.
Absorbing uneven terrain by way of town and past is the job of an air suspension fork with 100 mm of journey, whereas the flagship mannequin additionally positive factors a Suntour suspension seatpost. The ebike options 28-inch wheels wrapped in Schwalbe Large Apple tires, and stopping energy is supplied by Tektro HD-M280 hydraulic disc brakes for the usual journey, or Magura MT4 eSTOP hydraulic disc brakes for the flagship.
There’s an built-in StVZO headlight plus a tail-light, and the eSUV could be optioned with Superior Rear Early-indication System lighting with projected flip signaling for enhanced security. Full fenders are additionally included, together with a aspect kickstand.
An non-obligatory MIK-compatible rear rack could be had for one-click mounting of baskets, seats, and different equipment, and the ebike is rated to haul a complete of 150 kg (330 lb), together with the rider, whereas itself weighing in at 23/24 kg (50/53 lb).
We’ll have to attend for CES 2024 to seek out out about availability and pricing, in addition to confirmed manufacturing specs. And it seems like Urtopia will even be driving a Professional model of its Carbon 1 ebike designed by Mathis Heller into Las Vegas subsequent month too, together with the Chord ebike launched earlier this 12 months and a brand new sensible ring for gathering well being metrics and ebike management.
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