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2016 victory empulse tt all-electric motorcycle street-ready.

2016 victory empulse tt all-electric motorcycle street-ready.

Aug 24, 2015

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Kudos for getting this bike street-ready so quickly. Victory Motorcycles unveils their first all-electric motorcycle, the 2016 Empulse TT. A few previously announced all-electric notables, i.e., Harley-Davidson LiveWire and Mission Motors are still concept prototypes. This bike is really a slightly modified Brammo Empulse – Victory bought the Brammo motorcycle business in January 2015 and very little has changed in the Victory model except for a notable modification of reducing the Brammo 180-section rear tire to a 160 rear tire – a size seen on the race circuit. A lithium-ion battery pack gets a 10% boost in capacity (now rated nominally at 10.4 kilowatt hours), a new seat material and a rubber damper drive setup in the sprocket to ease abrupt throttle transitions.

Powering the machine is a permanent magnet ac (PMAC) motor. PMAC motors are suitable for variable or constant-torque applications, and this flexibility also makes PMACs suitable for variable-speed operation requiring ultra-high motor efficiency. But this efficiency does not necessarily help the driving range. This is really a city bike with a 60-mile range. A controversial feature is a six-speed transmission. This is the only electric that has a transmission, all others use clutchless direct drives. The gears put a 10-15% drain on efficiency.

Waiting to see if second generation TT will have improved styling, a belt-drive to mirror the almost silent motor and will it still sport the 6-speed gearbox. But hey, looking good in this video…

[ specs ]
maximum power> 54 hp (claimed)
maximum torque> 65 lb-ft. (claimed)
max speed> 100+ mph (claimed)
drivetrain> 6-speed transmission
battery> brammo power lithium-ion
battery capacity> 10.4 kw-hr
charge time> 2 hrs (level i: 20-80%) / 3.5 hrs (level ii: 0-100%) / 8 hrs (level i: 0-100%)
front suspension> adjustable 43mm inverted fork
rear suspension> adjustable direct-acting shock
front brakes> dual 310mm floating discs with four-piston radial-mount calipers from brembo
rear brakes> single disc with dual-piston hydraulic brembo caliper
wheel rims> 17″ lightweight cast aluminum
dry weight> 460 lb

price> $19,999 usd. goes on sale late 2015 [ victory motorcycles ]

Vectrix vx-1 li e-scooter re-energized

Aug 24, 2012

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[ designapplause updated post ] It came to our attention that an 2009 electric concept vehicle thought to have been literally unplugged in 2010 has won “European e-Scooter of the Year” Award for the VX-1 Li/Li+ at Belgium’s Circuit Zolder’s “CleanWeek 2020” Event this past May 2012. [ CleanWeek 2020 ] Current images of the scooter above and below:




USA distributor [ details ] [ pierspeed ]

[ The content below from a DesignApplause 16 July 2009 post ]

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The Tesla of the electric scooter world is on life support. Almost everyone laid off.
above photo: flickr
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above photo: flickr

The company has not made any money but they have invested heavily in the product. It would be nice to see this product plugged back in.

via treehugger

2011 zero ds electric motorcycle.

2011 zero ds electric motorcycle.

Feb 11, 2011

the world’s most versatile electric motorcycle.

designed to be agile in the dirt and quick on the street, the zero ds. powered by the most advanced drive train in the industry, the zero ds is a fully electric motorcycle that can handle any surface you can throw at it. navigating obstacles and maintaining control is accomplished using a specially developed suspension system and a rugged wheel set. bike features an innovative quick charge option that cuts the charging time in half. normal charge time is two hours. range 58 miles.

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