Manta5 Hydrofoiler XE-1 (water electrobicycle)

2018: Acceptance of preorders

At the end of July, 2018 acceptance of preorders on purchase of the electric  Hydrofoiler XE-1 bicycle going on water developed by the New Zealand company Manta5 started.

The vehicle can move on water using rotation of pedals or an electric motor which power is 400 W. Instead of wheels it is equipped with three special wings from carbon fiber which hold the bicycle on water. Wings also reduce resistance of the vehicle and help to gain high speed — to 20 km/h.

The bicycle can go by electric traction till one o'clock. During driving it is possible to regulate operation of the motor or to completely switch-off it. However it is heavy to start without engine: it is necessary to put a lot of effort to force the beskolesny fly up unit over water,   New Atlas writes.

The wet bike weighs 20 kg and is expected transportation of people weighing up to 100 kg. For convenience of transportation of the device it is taken to several pieces.

Affirms that Hydrofoiler XE-1 is suitable for swimming on lakes, the rivers and the seas, both in quiet, and in rough waters with different wave height.  Construction of the bicycle allows the equestrian to climb up it both from a pier, and from water after falling without assistance.

The producer though accepts preorders for Hydrofoiler XE-1, but does not set the price of the water electric bicycle. Most likely, the product will cost expensive. The similar device from the American company Flite using an underwater wing and  an electric motor  is on sale  for  $11 thousand. It is about a surfboard on  underwater wings with  an electric motor.

Acceptance of preorders on purchase of the electric Hydrofoiler XE-1 bicycle going on water started

The concept of Hydrofoiler XE-1 was developed in 2012 by the New Zealand inventor Guy Howard-Willis. However he could not make a product commercial, and his idea was picked up by the designer Robert Alontso who founded Manta5 company.^[1]

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