This GM-sponsored project is by Matthew Quejada, done while pursuing his Masters of Industrial Design at Pratt Institute.
You can see more of Quejada's work here. Universal Ev Charging Station
I think for sure this is an area to explore and he's highlighted some of the issues with ebikes, but I think this is an unnecessary complicated solution. I use my ebike every day, role it into the garage and plug it in. It's very simple. This solution would still require the same ground space when then bike is docked and undocked, so why do I need this extra piece of expensive equipment? The real beauty of an ebike compared to a car, is it's simplicity, so let's keep it as simple as possible and focus on lowering the threashold for picking the ebike over the car.
Bicycles make more sense in densely populated areas where not everyone has a garage. If wall mounts make sense for bicycles, then they also make sense for ebikes - which are often heavier. Heavy to the point of not being practical for all users to lift up manually. That said, a human-powered winch would likely be cheaper and more reliable than a motorised lift.
Good exploration but it seems like they took it too far without any feedback. -Most e-bikes are either extra heavy, extra long or have all sorts of racks and panniers on them rendering the entire idea kind of useless. I'd also be willing to bet a good portion of e-bikes don't even live in a garage and if they do, they're not going to install an entire charging hub thing....
I was just thinking “I would love to put my bucket bike on the wall but it is too heavy. This is a neat idea though I doubt it would be long enough (if it was ever commercialized).
I dare say you could construct a rack and pulley system for storing your bucket bike vertically from standard parts and materials, a hack saw and a drill.
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