Say Hello to The World's Most Advanced Electric Motorcycle
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Say Hello to The World's Most Advanced Electric Motorcycle
http://gizmodo.com/5559442/say-hello...ric-motorcycle
"When you have 10x the battery power of a Prius and 2.5x the torque of a Ducati it's easy to see why."
I'd rid one how about you guys?!?!
"When you have 10x the battery power of a Prius and 2.5x the torque of a Ducati it's easy to see why."
I'd rid one how about you guys?!?!
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For the electric RC planes, they actually have little sound systems to simulate real engine noise, which ends up sounding even better then the model gas counterparts because its the real audio from the real bird.
Just record this bike, pipe it through a good set of speakers and I'll go electric tomorrow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjou0zRJZBE
Just record this bike, pipe it through a good set of speakers and I'll go electric tomorrow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjou0zRJZBE
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I wonder how the Roehr eSuperbike RR (http://www.roehrmotorcycles.com/ebike.html) will compete with the latest version of the E1pc from motoCzysz?
It's nice to see the USA at the shocking/bleeding edge of motorcycle development.
It's nice to see the USA at the shocking/bleeding edge of motorcycle development.
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This may change a few minds about what an electric moto can be. Still no engine noise but this is a real sportbike:
http://www.brammo.com/
http://www.brammo.com/
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I see these bikes for the time being as a souped up Vespa. People will dart about town on them but can't really go anywhere. Battery technology has a long way to go, the motor technology already exists in brushless motors.
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With 17k on the hawk in the last couple years and 80% of that commuting... I'm really looking hard at one of those Brammo bikes! "Gas" all week for me would be $1 instead of $10, and it sure would be nice not to do oil changes on my commuter - ever again.
I think if one of these bikes goes close to main stream the battery technology will catch up VERY quickly.
I think if one of these bikes goes close to main stream the battery technology will catch up VERY quickly.
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Looks like this is enough of a problem that the electric car industry has started to address it (along with your planes, mdbuehler)!
http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/f...ise-through-e/
http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/f...ise-through-e/
ride it out
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^^haha that's a funny link, I think I saw some speakers on a big fugly van once on youtube that did something similar. what we need are some noises from the jetson's, boop boop boop...ehh, can't phonetic that out
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Again, I'm not "against" electric bikes, but to be competitive, they need the same power to weight ratio as a internal combustion sport bike, the same tankful/charge range and take no longer to fully recharge than it takes to fill a fuel tank. I'm not holding my breath.
Environmentally sound? That depends. Is the electric charge generated by solar panels? Fine. A coal burning power plant? What's the point?
Environmentally sound? That depends. Is the electric charge generated by solar panels? Fine. A coal burning power plant? What's the point?
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Anything that converts one form of energy to another is loosing efficiency. Fuel to electricity = loss. Electricity to transmission lines = loss. Transformer to reduce voltage to usable levels = loss. battery charger to battery = loss.
I think the electric vehicles get the worst fuel mileage out there.
I don't even work for an oil company. They love electrics because they supply the fuel for that too!
I think the electric vehicles get the worst fuel mileage out there.
I don't even work for an oil company. They love electrics because they supply the fuel for that too!
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Anything that converts one form of energy to another is loosing efficiency. Fuel to electricity = loss. Electricity to transmission lines = loss. Transformer to reduce voltage to usable levels = loss. battery charger to battery = loss.
I think the electric vehicles get the worst fuel mileage out there.
I don't even work for an oil company. They love electrics because they supply the fuel for that too!
I think the electric vehicles get the worst fuel mileage out there.
I don't even work for an oil company. They love electrics because they supply the fuel for that too!
At one point you will actually find that the electric vehicle is actually more efficient... Less losses from raw material to rubber on the road... It's been proven a few times over... A few times even by accident by the opposite camp...
The problem is that so far the other disadvantages, like low range and such, still makes the EV unfavourable for every use... For a daily driver for 90% of the people with less need for range, it is infact perfect...
Still doesn't mean I'll trade in my bike just yet...
Actually no, EV's doesn't get the worst fuel mileage... Hybrids take the crown for that by far... But they have other positive sides...
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Wait, am I understanding this correctly? Some of you are arguing that EV's are less efficient than gas-burning vehicles? I am not even close to a tree-hugger, but I've never heard that before, and have trouble believing it. Anybody have any evidence to back this up? I'd love to read it.
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I'm going to build a solar-powered electric scooter if I don't get a vintage racer this winter. I've seen plans on the Interwebs and it looks like fun. I think this would be a great alternative to bicycling for city riding to and from the grocery store.
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BTW: Peak oil redefines this argument. We can create electric in a lot of ways, but lots of people say we've reached peak oil. Of course, the "other ways" always rely on oil in terms of keeping the grid going and supplying the raw materials...
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Wait, am I understanding this correctly? Some of you are arguing that EV's are less efficient than gas-burning vehicles? I am not even close to a tree-hugger, but I've never heard that before, and have trouble believing it. Anybody have any evidence to back this up? I'd love to read it.
In general, I'm definitely in support of being green. I'm just waiting for more breakthroughs, which in turn will lower prices for then "older" green technology.
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