5.+CycleCharge+Premise+and+Infographic

Here you can view an infographic display of the helpful CycleCharge service.



The premise of this service is as follows:

- Bike rental is free, so that people have easy access to a cost efficient bike.

- The bike is equipped with a dynamo that converts the rotation of the bike wheel to electric energy stored in batteries. These batteries may be old recycled batteries such as disposed lithium batteries, and are re-used and re-charged.

- The battery power is then used for lighting. Street lights can increase safety during the night in some communities, along with other benefits, as presented in the "Scenarios" page. This lighting may also be indoor household lighting as well, where students may use it to study, and so on.

The battery-charging solution may also be used for cellphones as well as the need increases. People who need to charge their battery, or require a charged battery, can attain one after a rented bike returns with a charged unit.

- For ensuring security over the bikes and the dynamo unit, rental may require a form of ID. In general however, our EpicDesign team feels that people will have little reason to steal bikes because the rental is available to them free of charge, and battery power goes towards a positive initiative within a given community. Thus the goodwill of townsfolk, village folk, and citizens themselves ensure that there is minimal chance for bike theft, along with requesting ID upon rental if it is found necessary.