TIME magazine’s annual ‘Best Inventions’ list, which recognises 100 groundbreaking inventions in a particular year, has selected Indian bike start-up CLIP’s tech innovation to be featured this year.
If you’re looking for an e-bike experience without ditching your favourite two-wheeler, the CLIP is for you. It’s a friction-drive motor which easily attaches to the front wheel of your bike. Its roller helps to rotate the wheel and speeds you around faster than you could pedal. Even though it is lightweight, the CLIP can help riders gain speeds of up to 15 m.p.h. Its range is long enough to get most commuters to and from the office or weekend riders across town and back. It’s also removable, so you can charge it under your desk or at your destination.
“To have one’s idea and work recognized by a seminal cultural touchstone like TIME is a pretty awesome thing to happen! I could not be more proud to be part of the brilliant CLIP team with Clément De Alcala, Eric Noziere, James La Vela, John Knipp, 10XBeta and thankful to CLIP’s early investors and partners to receive this honour within 2 years of the start of our exciting journey,” says Somnath Roy, CEO and co-founder of CLIP, which is aiming to create a positive impact, as massive as possible, on Urban Congestion and GHG emissions.
Check out CLIP’s efforts at building their new product here.
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