Electric Motorcycles

[Takumi]

Siemens OCC Electric Chopper

 

[efusco]

NICE!

* First electric chopper by Orange County Choppers
* Recycled materials
* Advanced DC Motors Inc. Series Wound 8" motor
* LED lighting by OSRAM SYLVANIA, a Siemens company
* 27 Peak horsepower and maximum speed of 100 MPH
* Range of 60 miles on a single charge
* On-board charger that can be plugged into any 110-volt outlet

 

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About time!

Not bad looking. I've long burned out on the show but will try and catch this one.

 

[JRP3]

Why would they build an electric chopper for Siemens and not use one of their motors? I'd have to think Siemens would have something that would fit.

 

[TEG]

Random factoid: the AC motor in the Ford Ranger EV was made by Siemens.

 

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SEMA Preview: Mavizen TTX02 electric motorcycle to be unveiled in Vegas — Autoblog Green

According to the official TTXGP blog, the long-awaited TTX02 electric racebike will be unveiled November 3rd at the giant SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Based on the race-winning Agni X01 electric motorcycle with a frame sourced from an unknown "leading motorcycle manufacturer," the team behind the effort claims it will be the world's first production electric supersport bike bred for racing.

 

[dpeilow]

Lightning Motorcycles hits 166 miles per hour at Bonneville — Autoblog Green

Lightning's prototype is powered by lithium ion batteries from A123, which send their electrons to a motor taken from a GM EV1 electric car.

 

[doug]

Much more accessible than the Isle of Man:

Green motorcycle race set for Infineon - SFGate.com

If Northern California is the center of green technology, why not run a green motorcycle race here?

It will happen in May when the nation's first zero-carbon motorcycle race comes to the green Sonoma County countryside. The Time Trial eXtreme Grand Prix will be part of Infineon Raceway's AMA Motorcycle Sonoma Showdown weekend, May 14-16.
....
The TTXGP bikes first competed at the Isle of Man in June. Sonoma spectators can expect a race lasting about 30 minutes - batteries have limits, you know - with 15 to 25 bikes reaching speeds of more than 100 mph.

 

[doug]

Mavizen's electric bike hits 130 MPH, ships with Linux and WiFi - Engadget.com

 

[doug]

Not exactly a motorcycle but:

A2B Electric Bicycle - Electric - Jay Leno's Garage

 

[TEG]

Lithium Gold Peak Battery Pack for Vectrix | V is for Voltage electric vehicle forum

GoldPeak Batteries Announces the Acquisition of Vectrix
Vectrix has a bright future ahead!
On the 6th of November 2009 GoldPeak Batteries International announced the acquisition of all assets
and certain liabilities of Middletown RI based Vectrix Corporation. Before that, Vectrix Corporation filed
for bankruptcy under chapter 11, US bankruptcy law (for details please see official press release from GP
published Nov, 6th).
Gold Peak Group is a public listed company in Singapore and Hong Kong and is one of the leading
battery suppliers worldwide.
GoldPeak established for this transaction a Delaware based company called New Vectrix and re-named
as Vectrix Corporation. Vectrix Corporation is 100 % owned by GP Batteries through EVB Technology
(HK) Limited. The organizational structure of the new company will be communicated later
The Vectrix Corporation is now working to consolidate all the activities (headquarter, sales, technology
and production). Lean manufacturing is based in Wroclaw, Poland and keep continues operation as
usual
Vectrix continues to produce the Vx1 bikes and provides customers with accessories, spare parts and
technical support.
The company is currently developing new models of high performance, zero emission scooters and will
be introducing them in the near future: By the summer 2010 a new version of the Vx1 including several
technical improvements will be introduced to the market. The new Vx1 will have a GoldPeak Li Iron
Phosphate Battery. For the existing Vx1 customers, an upgrade kit to the Li battery technology will be
offered.
Two smaller electric scooters are also under development: one will be a 50cc equivalent and one will be
a 150cc equivalent. Both scooters will be powered by a GP Li Iron Phosphate battery.
Vectrix will inform all dealers at appropriate time about the technical performance parameters,
availability and price structures of the new bikes.
Vectrix acknowledges all warranty claims in Europe regarding Vx1 bikes which were maintained
according to the operator's manual and which were officially registered for warranty with Vectrix.
Wolfgang Gohl, former Vice president for Operations and new Vice President commented the take over
by Goldpeak: “This move is a triple win for customers, suppliers and for the employees. It provides the
required stability to develop the key market and the right product. The EV market is just starting to
emerge, first policies are under development and Vectrix and his partners are in a prime position to
supply a quality product for various applications.”
Wesley Lau, Head of Strategies Business Unit & Special Project – GP Batteries and New assigned
President of Vectrix commented the partnership: “Vectrix is the leading brand in the electric 2-wheel
market. This is based on a superior product and good positioning in the market. We will work with all
our customers to enhance this position and provide even better solutions to the electric vehicle
market”.
Wroclaw, Nov, 15th, 2009

 

[dpeilow]

Hirsch Design develops Comoto electric bike, plans production later this year - Autoblog Green

Zero Motorcycles raises additional $5.5M in funding - Autoblog Green

 

[Eldictator]

YouTube - Charge

 

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YouTube - Charge

WOW
CHARGE

Avatar meets On any Sunday.

 

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First look at the KTM Freeride: Electric motorcycle photos leak from Germany — Autoblog Green

 

[TEG]

Colorado tax credit makes electric motorcycles really cheap (like $3,000 cheap) — Autoblog Green

 

[dpeilow]

AFP: Honda unveils zero-emission electric scooter

No word I've seen on pricing. The specs aren't that great so it had better be cheap.

 

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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/automobiles/16BIKE.html?hpw

Silent and Green, but Not Quite There

 

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The lack of sound is striking. Without the audible feedback giving the viewer information of the driver's power application in and out of the turns it's more like watching cycling.

I think this might be a good opportunity for some ace sound gathering team to use parabolic mics or even bike mounted transmitters toamplify the motor sounds. Just getting rid of the wind noise would be a major leap and having the bike sounds clear and would help immerse us in the action.

Note the people yelling at these motor athletes will be heard by riders through their helmets like skiing competitions.

My favorite bit? While watching a high speed motor event you can actually hear crickets at 1:46 and 3:22!!