Siemens Unveils the First Custom Smart (Electric) Chopper
Siemens Corporation contracted with Orange County Chopper to build the first-ever electric chopper – the Siemens Smart Chopper.
Siemens investors in the project include Siemens Corp., Siemens Energy, and Siemens Energy & Automation.
The objective of the bike is to tell the Energy story through the eyes of Siemens. We see a future where an all-electric society is a reality. A place in which we are able to significantly – if not completely – reduce our dependence on foreign sources of fuels. Just imagine that we’re all driving electric cars with batteries capable of storing the power we produce using renewable resources (such as wind or solar power) or that is generated overnight when the demand for electricity is at its lowest, and then consumers plugging the car in when you get to work and selling that stored power back to the utilities during the day when it’s needed most.
The bike will be featured on The Learning Channel’s American Chopper syndicated television show on October 22, 2009. At the end of 2010, the bike will be donated to a charity and auctioned off.
What Exactly is a Smart Grid?
March 2009: David Pacyna, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Siemens Energy, Explains How a Smart Grid Can Help Consumers Save Money, Clean Up the Environment and Create More Jobs.
A smart grid delivers electricity from suppliers to consumers using digital technology to save energy and cost.
Did you know?
America operates about 157,000 miles of high voltage (>230kV) electric transmission lines.
While electricity demand increased by about 25% since 1990, construction of transmission facilities decreased about 30%.
It is estimated that power outages and disturbances cost the economy from $25 to $180 billion annually.
Siemens Energy Talks to CNN.com Corner Office
November 2008: Siemens Energy USA CEO, Randy Zwirn, talks to CNN's Poppy Harlow about short- and long-term strategy, including building an electrical substation, underneath a park.
Watch Now
Bloomberg, November 2006
David Pacyna, CEO of SPT&D, speaks with Bloomberg's Catherine Yang about the business's growth prospects and its plans for investment in the U.S., as well as how growth in other markets, such as China and the Middle East, are positively impacting the company.