Electricity-Run Bicycle Trailer

Customers of the IKEA store in the Altona district of Hamburg were recently allowed to test the electricity-run bicycle trailer of the Hamburg-based startup Nüwiel. The 150-kilogram trailer, which uses special sensor technology to know when it needs to employ the brakes and when it needs to provide propulsion, can be used with a bicycle or as a stand-alone motorized handcart. Its designers view it as an ideal, eco-friendly solution for the last-mile transport of larger items in urban areas.