Masterflex AG will develop a special fuel cell system to power the current swizzbee 50c bike. In this context, the prototypes exhibited at the Hanover Messe 2004 represent a key milestone in the development of fuel cell bikes.

The aim of the cooperation is to develop electric bikes powered by fuel cells for market launch.

Electric bikes powered by fuel cells can travel substantially further (up to 250km) than conventional electric bikes, thus enabling completely new applications.

In the coming year, their use in practice will be tested extensively using a joint test fleet.

After the successful test, the aim is to distribute the fuel cell bikes via Swizzbee AG's existing European distributor network. Thanks to the innovative product, the two companies are confident of capturing a substantial market share of the 120,000 electric bikes sold in Europe in the past year.