ENV

Environmentally Friendly Motorbike Available To Consumers As Early As 2006

June 2005 (Newstream) –-

The world’s first purpose-built fuel cell motorbike, ENV (pronounced ENVY), was unveiled June 14, 2005 at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles. Powered by hydrogen, ENV is a virtually silent and completely nonpolluting motorbike that was designed to showcase the practical application of hydrogen fuel cells in the real world.

The bike can reach a top speed of 50 mph in 12.1 seconds and used for up to four hours before needing “refueling.” Unlike vehicles powered by traditional gasoline-powered engines that have noisy exhaust systems, the only sounds emitted from the ENV are the cooling fan and the tires meeting the road.

The ENV fuel cell system, called CORE, is detachable from the bike and in the future could be used to power ATVs, personal watercraft or even a small home.

Intelligent Energy expects ENV to be available to consumers in 2006. The company expects ENV to retail for around $6,000 at low volume production; at higher production volumes, the price would come down even further.

For more information, go to www.envbike.com