Vehicle having an electric drive, in particular an electrical bicycle, and method for operating such a vehicle

A vehicle operable using at least one of a muscle force and a pedaling force, comprising:

• an electric drive;
• a control unit for actuating the electric drive;
• a crankshaft drive having a first crank and a second crank for driving the vehicle;
• a first detection device) for detecting a cycle time over a predefined crank angle;
• a second detection device for detecting a force applied by a driver;
• and
• a third detection device for detecting a first time, during which the force applied by the driver lies above a threshold value, or a second time, during which the force applied by the driver lies below the threshold value;
• wherein the control unit is configured to calculate a quotient from the first time and the cycle time, or a quotient of the second time and the cycle time, or a quotient of the first time and the second time, and
• wherein the control unit is configured to control the electric drive as a function of the calculated quotient.

A method for operating a vehicle which is operable by at least one of a motor force and a pedaling force, having an electric drive, a crankshaft drive having a first and a second crank, and a control unit, the method comprising:

• detecting a cycle time across a predefined crank angle at the crankshaft drive;
• detecting a force applied by a driver;
• detecting a first time during which the force applied by the driver lies above a threshold value, or detecting a second time during which the force applied by the driver lies below the threshold value;
• calculating a quotient of the first time and the cycle time, or a quotient of the second time and the cycle time, or a quotient of the first time and the second time, the quotient representing a measure of a driver torque, and
• actuating the electric drive as a function of the calculated quotient.