Blue Innovation: Pragma Industries
Alpha - the world's first hydrogen-powered bicycle - by Pragma Industries was from French innovation and the ambition to have a positive impact on climate change. It is an urban bike with electric assistance. It has a huge advantage over conventional e-bikes of being able to recharge in less than a minute with a range of up to 145 km.
On display at Blue Innovation 2022 the ALPHA NEO. More efficient, more ecological, more competitive, it is the embodiment of a major technological evolution in light hydrogen mobility. Its virtuous design model is part of our circular and local economy system.
Why Hydrogen
Hydrogen, coupled with a fuel cell, makes it possible to produce “green” electricity. Its advantages include:
Long range – 1 kg of hydrogen equals the energy stored in 75 Kg of lithium batteries
Rapid charging time –1 to 5 minutes to recharge a vehicle with hydrogen
Green manufacturing – 5,000 to 10,000 times less rare or noble metals used compared to batteries; easier recycling, longer lifespan and hydrogen that can be produced locally from renewable energies.
Hydrogen is perfectly suited for heavy-duty, energy-hungry vehicles (sedans, trucks, buses, trains), as well as light-duty vehicles (e-bikes, scooters, light quadricycles). For the latter, the area of local mobility (also known as “light mobility” or “last mile mobility”), the proliferation of millions of small lithium batteries makes collection and recycling very difficult or even impossible. Fuel cells solve this environmental problem while providing superior user comfort.
About the Company
Pragma Mobility was created in 2019 in Biarritz as a subsidiary of Pragma Industries, a specialist in compact fuel cells since 2004. Pragma Mobility benefits from the developments made by its mother company since 2013, which have materialized as the first certified and mass-produced hydrogen- powered bicycle, the Alpha bike.
Today, Pragma Industries focuses on the research and development of innovative hydrogen bikes as well as compact fuel cells. Whereas Pragma Mobility develops the communication and sales of light mobility solutions centered on the hydrogen bike.
Freedom, Reliability and Sharing are the key words for the new mobile world powered with hydrogen.
