Hello Mr. Plow! An e-bike snow plow is on the road in Vancouver
"People waved, laughed and cheered when they saw me with my plow," says Philip Marciniak. He earns his living as a flying service technician. He is always on the road with his cargo bike. He also builds his own cargo bikes, which he sells under the name Sustainawave.
In the long video, he shows in detail how he built the plow. For example, he cut the plowshares out of a plastic barrel. The construction with the solid wooden frame looks quite heavy. Nevertheless, he makes good progress with the electric motor, and it is probably even an advantage that he has enough mass behind the plow.
For the first few hundred meters, he struggled to keep his balance. But after just a few minutes, he got the hang of it. From then on, it was so much fun that he ploughed through Vancouver for about an hour and a half. The bike plow clears a moderate snow cover of 15 centimetres without any problems. He also tried to push away 30 centimeters (1 foot), but that was too much. "The plow has its limits."Note: This content has been automatically translated from German. Please report any incorrect translations.