£20,000 Lotus ebike with 300g Mars lander motor

[guerney]

Lotus launches £20,000 performance road e-bike inspired by Olympic gold medal-winning track bikes

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Lotus launches £20,000 performance road e-bike inspired by Olympic gold medal-winning track bikes

Featuring "striking aero design", V-shaped handlebars, wing-shaped forks and vaulted chain stays, Lotus says the 9.8kg Type 136 "harnesses design and engineering excellence from more than 30 years of road and track cycling success"

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Lotus unveils innovative e-bike with Mars Lander technology

Lotus has launched a high-performance e-bike, the Type 136, priced at €25,000 ($28,000). The e-bike features a lightweight carbon fiber frame, a motor system derived from the Mars Lander Project, and a detachable battery disguised as a water bottle. The Type 136 is available in a limited first...

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[StuartsProjects]

If its got a 300g Mars lander motor, how does the Mars lander manage without its motor ?

 

[Benjahmin]

Very nice. Would it survive yer average pothole?

 

[StuartsProjects]

"The Type 136 features a 1.2kg e-bike motor system from HPS with the battery disguised as a water bottle and has a battery length of three hours, the bike itself coming in at 9.8kg "

So as an ebike it weighs 11Kg.

If I bought the titanium main frame and stem for my eBrompton, costing around £1000, its weight would be down to around 10.9Kg.

 

[guerney]

If its got a 300g Mars lander motor, how does the Mars lander manage without its motor ?

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[AndyBike]

No denying its a very nice objets d'art, but road bikes arent about battery bikes, and for £20k you can get the top of the range carbon suitable for entry in any race anywhere( like the tour)

Probably aimed at people with lots of cash who never ride anywhere.

If I bought the titanium main frame and stem for my eBrompton, costing around £1000, its weight would be down to around 10.9Kg.

You know what they say about polishing turds. And even rolled in glitter, it would still look like a Brompton.