Audi's Wörthersee e-bike concept features "wheelie" mode

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Audi is set to show off a new e-bike prototype at the Wörthersee Tour car show in Reifnitz, Austria, which the company says does not fit into any of the usual categories

Rendering of the Audi e-bike Wörthersee

Development sketch of the Audi e-bike Wörthersee

Riders can run through five travel programs from pedal-power to electric only

Wolfgang Egger, Head of Audi Design, and Hendrik Schaefers, designer at Concept Studio Munich, discussing the Audi e-bike Wörthersee sketches

Homogeneous LED light strip on the Audi e-bike Wörthersee

Wolfgang Egger, Head of Audi Design, and Hendrik Schaefers, designer at Concept Studio Munich, discussing an early development stage of the Audi e-bike Wörthersee

Wolfgang Egger, Head of Audi Design, discussing the finer points of the early development stage of the Audi e-bike Wörthersee

Detailed sketches for the Audi e-bike Wörthersee

Detailed sketches and specimen components for the Audi e-bike Wörthersee

Discussing the e-bike Wörthersee’s proportions – using a model of an early development model

Hendrik Schaefers, designer at Concept Studio Munich, test-riding an early development prototype of the Audi e-bike Wörthersee

An early development version of the Audi e-bike Wörthersee in the workshop

The permanent magnet synchronous motor has a peak output of 2.3 kW and delivers a maximum torque of 250Nm to the rear wheel

Article Summary

Audi has announced that it will debut a new performance e-bike prototype at next week's Wörthersee Tour car show in the picturesque village of Reifnitz, Austria. Described as a high-end pedelec for sport, fun and tricks, the Audi e-bike Wörthersee features a futuristic carbon fiber frame that houses an onboard computer and a Li-ion battery pack, and carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) wheels - both designed to keep the weight down. The prototype offers five travel modes, ranging from pedal-power to electric-only, and inclusive of two "Wheelie" modes where the power is automatically controlled to assist the rider while the front wheel grabs some air.

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