Electric motorcycle designed for TTXGP won't make the starting grid
So far, we're aware of a handful of electric motorcycles that are headed to the Isle of Man for the TTXGP, the first-ever zero-emissions grand prix race, including the Brammo Enertia, the EV-0 RR from Evo Design Solutions, the
Designed by Royce Creasey, the bike would weigh 330 pounds and feature a 15 kWh lithium phosphate battery pack sending power to a dual-rotor electric motor from Lynch that would put out about 100 horsepower.
[Source: FF Web via The Kneeslider]
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GoodCheer 2:20PM (3/24/2009)
Too bad about the funding. I'm a big fan of this kind of bike. I have thought that if the "cruiser" style motorcycle hadn't stopped evolving in 1940 (I mean, pushrods... really?), it would have evolved into something like this.
Add a clear canopy for the rain and this could replace a car for many trips in large swaths of the world.
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Jeff Grant 3:07PM (3/24/2009)
How does a bike like this stay up right when you pull to a light?
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GoodCheer 4:26PM (3/24/2009)
You put your foot down.
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