Grants and Contributions:

Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019).

E-bikes represent one of the best balances of personal utility and environmental performance of all forms ofx000D
urban road transport. This research will help promote the adoption of e-bikes and quantify how e-bikes can bex000D
most appropriately used and to reduce emissions in Canada's urban centres can benefit, and will better positionx000D
Exro to capitalize on the growing e-bike market using its advanced electric motor.x000D
Exro's electric motor is based on a new and patented control technology that shows great potential in achievingx000D
higher efficiency over a wide range of operating speeds. The electric motor uses Dynamic Powerx000D
MangementTM (DPM) technology that senses changes in motor load and switches on the fly between eitherx000D
parallel or series arrangements of the multiple windings within the motor to achieve optimal efficiency over ax000D
wide range. This project will adapt and implement this technology in e-bikes and assess its performance in ax000D
variety of driving cycles representative of actual use in various urban environments including personalx000D
commuting and drayage. E-bikes require fairly significant variations in both speed and torque from theirx000D
electric drive-train and Exro's DPM technology offers the potential of significant performance gains. Thex000D
proposed study will allow systematic assessment of the technology and identify critical developments requiredx000D
for its commercial adoption in e-bikes.