While we did not start this business with the idea of changing the world, there is a real possibility that the Wheel could do just that.

Motorized personal transportation has not been adequately addressed in many decades.  The world has become the prisoner of the car, with all of its disadvantages of size, fuel consumption, and cost to buy and operate.  Meanwhile, what is really needed is an economical, elegant and reliable way to get from point A to point B.  

There is a good reason that more than 100 million adult bicycles are produced each year – they are cheap, efficient, and reliable.  But they do take considerable effort to propel over larger distances.  With the addition of The Wheel from RevoPower, the last excuse for not bicycling has been removed.  

Since the development of the RevoPower Wheel began in earnest in 2003, the world has continued to change dramatically.  The dependence of the world on oil has become more pronounced, with escalating prices and international contention for resources.  Gasoline now costs $3 a gallon in the United States, and more than twice that in Europe.   And it is only going to become more expensive as time goes by.

Congestion on the world’s roads has reached unprecedented levels, with single individuals relying on cars each weighing thousands of pounds to travel even short distances.  More than 50 million Americans, for instance, travel less than 5 miles by car to get to work each day.  The economics of this situation are beyond justification.

Meanwhile, obesity, or “globesity” as it has been called, is a human health epidemic.  The sedentary lifestyle, coupled with inappropriate diet, is costing billions of dollars in health care costs.

So what’s the solution?  How about leaving the car at home occasionally, and using your bicycle. And when you get tired or have a long way to travel, engage the starter and get the RevoPower Wheel to propel you to your destination…

So join the revolution, and have fun while you’re at it.  Remember, with the Wheel, we can save the world, one car at a time!

JOHN RICHARDS
CEO, RevoPower