Electric Tricycle
The electric tricycle was created to serve as an alternative to the existing hand powered mobility vehicles currently in use in Kenya. The need for such a solution arose after a visit to the APDK(Association for the Physically Disabled of Kenya) offices.
It was noticed that an electric solution was needed. This later blossomed into one of the cornerstones of the Jibebe Project.
To provide an affordable and lightweight electric tricycle to be used by the physically disabled.
Implementation
The solution to be provided had to be easy to use. This meant replacing the original hand powered drive train to a more user friendly throttle control.
This meant that to move forward, all you had to do was turn an easy to use throttle.
Additionally, a reverse functionality was added to the tricyle. Enabling users to go in reverse mode with only a touch of a button.
This was provided by the handy user hub.
The user hub mounted on the front of the tricycle provided functionalities such as speed and battery percentage display, reverse mode control and finally buzzers and LED's to indicate reverse mode.
The final result of the tricycle proved to be both an affordable solution and lightweight as the original requirements had stated.
The full metrics of the tricycle are provided below.
- Price Kshs 120,000
- Range 100 KM
- Charging Time 8 HRS
- Top Speed 16 KM/H
- Carry Weight 150 KG(Rider Inclusive)
Visit to APDK
The visit to the APDK offices on 22 June, 2021 laid the groundwork for the Jibebe Project.
“ The secret to the successful implementation of this project is simple. We just brought together the best people and understood that we were facing a task that is unique in its scale & significance. ”