German company develops fuel-cell powered bicycles

Riding a bicycle without pedalling is a dream of many people. A German company is hoping to make this reality. Just a few hundred metres from Gelsenkirchen’s football stadium, Masterflex AG is working on a new mode of transportation: fuel-cell powered bicycles and three-wheeled “cargo bikes.”

To sit – and not sweat – is a selling point. No one need fear going into a conference with unsightly underarm sweat stains. And thanks to new technology, a fuel-cell powered bicycle’s range, depending on the model, could reach 120 to 250 kilometres, which is many times farther than standard electric bicycles can now travel without recharging.

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