Yamaha's $2,000 electric bike
If you like the Enertia but not the price tag, consider Yamaha's Electric Commuter EC-02. It's just $2,000. It looks a lot like the Enertia electric bike, just smaller and much slower. The Enertia's top speed is 50 MPH while the EC-02 can only go 18 MPH. Enertia says their "bikes are not associated with Yamaha. The Enertia design is a clean sheet (not a conversion or extension of a previous design) and was built from conception to be the first street legal production electric motorcycle."
EC-02 is 30 percent recyclable and it can fold away easily. There is a special Ipod edition of the EC-02. That version lets you drop your Ipod in a special dock. You can also swap out the battery in the EC-02. It's pretty tiny and slow but I guess it shows the Enertia is worth the cost. If you ever said, make a cheaper Enertia, well, here is something like what you would get. Go below the fold to see the EC-02 in the wild.
[Source: Gizmodo]
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jag 2:07PM (6/27/2008)
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FalconEV 8:41AM (8/14/2007)
my E-bike goes faster than this.
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rad 3:13PM (7/25/2009)
Most production electric bikes are governed for a maximum speed of 18-20 mph. The legal limit in most US states is 20mph. The Yamaha bike set at 18 keeps it legal. In China the limit is 20 kph (12.2 mph), although a lot have a computerized governer that can simply be unplugged.
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padek 7:48AM (10/05/2007)
http://www.webcarnews.com/deuxroues/2roues-nature/deuxroues_articles/le-xo2-au-mondial-du-deux-roues-03092007336.php
New electric scooter from France !
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