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In reply to the above post (eSuperSport), Flecc sent me this link. Electric TT Zero race at the 2010 TT. MotoCzysz, from Portland, Oregon, narrowly missed out on recording the first 100mph lap by an electric bike at the Isle of Man TT Races. It's a 37 mile mountain course. MotoCzysz takes the honours in electric TT Zero race at the 2010 TT - The official Isle of Man TT website

eSuperSport electric motorcycle: 67hp (50Kw) peak power, 7.7Kw LiFePO4 battery, 120km range, 213kg. US$17,995. 100mph capable. ROEHR announces new 2011 eSuperSport electric motorcycle

Brammo Enertia Plus, 95kmh, 128km range Source: Enertia Plus – Brammo takes electric motorcycle to 80 mile range Brammo has eclipsed the range capability of its pioneering Enertia electric motorcycle with its latest commuter – the Enertia Plus. With its 6.0 kW h lithium ion battery pack the Enertia Plus achieves 80 miles (128 km) on a single charge – twice that of the original model. 147 kg, top speed of more than 60 mph (95 km/h), 40 Nm of torque at @ 0 - 1450 rpm, and peak power of 13kW @ 4500 rpm. The Enertia Plus is priced at US$8995. Deliveries are slated to begin 2011 with Brammo now taking pre-orders.

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eSpire 1.2kW/48V 14spd Rohloff hub 65kmh e-MTB eSpire – the SUV of electric bikes October 7, 2010 URL: eSpire – the SUV of electric bikes The eSpire has a BLDC 1.2kW/48V electric motor that delivers 150 Nm of torque. It’s powered by a removable 820 Wh Li-ion battery, which is good for over 1,500 charges. Like most ebike batteries, it reaches full charge in three hours. Range is around 65 km (40 miles) on battery only, and 90 km (56 miles) using pedal assist. Street legal is limited to a top speed of 45km/h (28mph) – in some countries, at least, this allows it to qualify as a scooter. The Off-Road version tops out at 65km/h (40mph). The frame is tubular aluminum, with a polycarb motor housing. Front and rear suspension is handled by Marzocchi shocks, and gearing is taken care of with a Rohloff 14-speed internal hub. The complete vehicle weight is 30 kg (66 lbs). Cost is 7,000 euro (about US$9,750) and so far only available at stores in Germany. Shown at 2010 Intermot show in Cologne.

German 80kmh pedalec German 80kmh pedalec, $US44,000 (Euro 30,000) Not necessarily best bang for buck, but a cool ride nonetheless.

Brammo's Empulse 10.0 streetfighter: 100mph & 100mi Brammo's second-generation electric motorcycle: the Empulse 10.0 streetfighter (7/10) URL: Brammo's second-generation electric motorcycle: the Empulse 10.0 streetfighter 'Empulse 10.0 – a slick-looking, hard-hitting fully electric streetfighter with a sustainable top speed over 100mph and a range in excess of 100 miles on a single 2-hour charge. Available to order now, the Empulse more than doubles the Enertia's practicality, while adding a huge whack of fun to the equation. Pricing is a pleasant surprise – the top-spec model will go for US$13,995, but the final cost may be as little as US$7,000 in certain states once federal and state incentives are taken into account'. Comment on future development potential: 'Personally, I'm looking forward to the gyro-stabilized auto-wheelie button'. A 2 hr charge for 100 mi range is very nice!

GRACE e-bike 1.3Kw German GRACE e-bike, Nov 19, 2009. Has a boomy video at bottom of URL. German made. GRACE e-bike boasts F1 technology (Excerpts) A custom made 1.3Kw brushless electric hub motor powered by 70 lithium-ion battery cells arranged into five stacks connected in series (which fit inside the frames tubing and precision components), GRACE certainly looks the business. The battery configuration has a range of between 20km (12.5 miles) and 50km (31 miles), depending on how GRACE is used. The 48V city motor is capable of delivering more than the street legal 45kmh (28mph) but is prevented from doing so by the controller. GRACE is also available with a 48V mountain motor which is tuned for power rather than speed, giving a maximum of 30kmh (19mph). A sport version of GRACE has been produced to show what the vehicle is capable of. It has a 96V motor capable of a 70kmh (44mph) maximum speed but is strictly demonstration only and not available for sale. Prices start at €5877 (about US$8737).

KTM's eSUC 1200w Bike Europe - News: KTM's Extreme eSUC Eurobike 2010 KTM's Extreme eSUC KTM tries to launch a new sports bike class in the electrical segment. The Austrian bike maker calls that class Electric Utility Cycle Sportive (eSUC). The company has created an extreme prototype, called eGnition which is the first eSUC. The eGnition is equipped with a 1200 Watt ‘HarmonicChainDrive’ motor, developed by Clean Mobile, which delivers a astonishing 150 Nm of torque! The eGnition is prohibited for road use and is therefore only suitable for offroad users. With this introduction KTM hopes to create a new class for the MTB sport.

Stealth Bomber e-MTB, Melbourne Australia A local owner of one of these e-MTBs just sent me this link, saying it's his favourite e-ride. Stealth Bomber e-MTB: 52kg, 9spd gearbox (not derailleur), 4.5Kw output, 1.5Kw LiFePO4 battery (2hr charge), 7" forks, 6-8 pot brakes, $A7,550, about 40 per year made locally in Melbourne, Australia. Yes, they export. Stealth Electric Bikes It looks pretty damn cool.

Wholesolar don't stock solar charger now Alan in Melbourne, Aust here. I emailed this co, and here's their reply: 'This is a hidden page on our website- we currently do not sell it. The items that we used for it are no longer available and we no longer sell ebikes. Thank you for thinking of us, though!' 'Unfortunately we do not ship overseas either. We could put something custom together if you were able to tell me the charging requirements of your bike'.

100 Sanyo ebikes community share station w/ solar 27 April 2010. 100 Sanyo ebikes community share station w/ solar panel charging Surprise! UT First To Electrify Bike Sharing in the U.S. : TreeHugger In Tokyo, Sanyo recently installed 100 of their eneloop battery powered e-bikes at a "community" bike share divided between three Setagaya train stations and powered 100% (battery charging and LED station lighting) with solar photovoltaics. Sanyo's Electric Hybrid Bicycle by A.K. Streeter, Portland, Oregon on 12.02.08 Go Farther, Faster on Sanyo's Electric Hybrid Bicycle : TreeHugger Japanese riders are pretty enamored of electric bikes, however, with the market estimated at nearly 300,000 electric bikes last year. Sanyo's new electric-hybrid Eneloop bike has two features going for it: the frame looks pretty good (if a bit girly), and the motor works on the front wheel to give the rider triple the pedal power compared to a non-motorized bike. And the price is right in the middle of the spectrum: 136,000 yen ($1,430 dollars) when it hits Japanese stores next February.

Endless-sphere elec vehicle forum This forum relates to electric vehicles, and has specific segments on ebikes, elec vehicle technology, elec scooters and motorcycles, large elec vehicles, elec aircraft and water craft, alternative energy, and an online market. Endless-sphere.com • Index page I was just put on to this, so haven't read content yet. I was told this is where the action is on ebikes. Perhaps he hadn't seen the Pedalec site, yet.

Electric Drag Bike - 0 to 60 in Under 1 second Electric Drag Bike - 0 to 60 in under 1 second, does 150mph. Killacycle New World Record 155 MPH!

Hi all, I recently posted this on a Bicycle Victoria (Australia) ebike thread. BV have 40,000 members, with a smattering of nimby cyclists wanting to keep ebikes off their bike paths. Fear, ignorance and prejudice alive and well. I ride a Kawaskii VN-800 v-twin and a Jamis 27 spd 200w 10Ah Li-ion ebike. E-motorycle development gone to the next level, it appears - see following links 26 Aug 2010, 1:47 pm Percrime wrote: Flagged TTXGP: Electric Motorcycles Race Isle of Man - Isle of Man TT and Street Racing - Motorcycle USA Percrime - wow! A few techies have been working on ebikes in the backroom and misplaced their steroids!! I liked the specs on this one: The Imperial TTXGP represents one of the entries from a higher education team. Imperial College London is basing their electric design around the Suzuki Hayabusa, not a bad machine to build around. Speed… Claims say the bike will go 0-60 mph in four seconds, with a range of 150 miles (240km) at 40 mph (impressive range for an electric motorcycle). The college website (TTXGP | Imperial TTXGP Electric Racing) lists top speed as 100 mph (160kmh), with weight a hefty 640 lbs (291 kg). Something on the 2009 Isle of Mann electric motorcycle race result. (Source: Motorcycle USA Best of 2009 Awards - Motorcycle Industry News - Motorcycle USA. > Innovation Award: TTXGP Electric Racing at IOM. 'And the more hyped teams at this year’s TTXGP were humbled when the AGNI Motors effort, piloted by Ron Barber, pretty well smoked the electric paddock by turning the course at 87.434 mph. Like the first IOM TT (100y ago), many entries did not finish the race'. ... 'The TTXGP flourishing from its Isle of Man exhibition status to a far more robust 2010 schedule, which will include the Isle of Man original along with four races slated for the UK, three for North America and a season finale at Albacete Spain'. I got the impression the Isle of Mann race is 1 lap of a 37mi course. This must be what several posts were thinking of when they called ebikes motorcycles. No sign of pedals or derailleurs on these muthas, though. The 0 to 60mph in 4 seconds would put your dentures into the back of your throat! Here's another electric motorcycle 3 bike comparison. 2010 Electric Motorcycle Shootout - Motorcycle.com Motorcycle.com article: 2010 Electric Motorcycle Shootout Brammo Enertia vs. Native S vs. Zero S By Jeff Cobb, Aug. 04, 2010. Would the forum readers who call ebikes 'motorcycles' please study this material carefully, so we can all move on with the ebike discussion.

Guim ebiking in Australia, trailer has solar panel charger This cyclist is travelling the world on his Wisper. I beleive he's Spanish (named Guim), recently toured SE Asia and has been in NSW, Australia in April 2010. He carries 2 lithium batteries, which he rotates through the solar charger; with a solar panel on top of his trailer. Comment made, 'Sort of a perpetual motion machine'. Possibly more limited potential under UK grey skies. He's done 11,000 km so far, and still going. Guim's blog. Scroll down a tad to see his bike and trailer. EBWT - English » Electric Blog | Follow the trip Pic of rig in NSW, Australia: Situp-cycle.com » Blog Archive » gium almost goes past Mike Rubbo meets Guim in Sydney 2010: Quote: with 2 batteries and my chicken legs, I can easily do 300km/day.

Put me on Google map as ebiker My name is Alan Page (username = pageal), and I live in Wydnham (LGA), Victoria, Australia. Can you post me as an ebiker on the Google map, please? Cheers.

Melbourne ebiker I have a Shogun 21 spd hybrid (frnt susp forks) with 36v 10Ah Li ion battery, which I've used for 16 mo. I ride 34.4. km to Melbourne's CBD for work once a week these days, with an av time around 1'15". I'm 58y old. Bike was $A2000 new 16 mo ago, and they're about $2,700 now. There's a 14Ah Li polymer battery avail here now for $A900, which weighs slightly less than my 10Ah li ion ($700); and would increase range in flat/calm conditions from 50 to 80 kms. Extreme discharge of battery takes life down from 600 charge cycles to nearer 300. My original battery still works fine on the 34 km trip, @ 16 mo age. I went from 38mm hybrid slick tyres (knobby on the corners) to 32mm Bontrager race lite hardcase slicks 5 weeks ago. These are kevlar belted. I'm up a gear in most situations, and get in 7th gear occassionally, which I previously avoided after straining my knee a year ago trying to go fast. Bike accellerates more freely now. Back tyre can slip out around corners in wet easier (3 times in 4 trips to work), but has been manageable. With wind below 15kn I do about 32kmh cruising speed (pedal assisted). With 15-25kn headwind I do about 26kmh. The new tyres let me get further up RR bridges before having to downshift. With a 14kn tailwind yesterday, I hit 38 and 41 kmh at times. 32 kmh is fair to call an average cruisng speed. I got a second charger for $A100 when I bought the bike, and charge at work to get home. Charge time is 3 hrs normally, and 4 hrs if been into a gale headwind. I was told a charge is worth $0.30. Your 1'45 min trip time for 37 km sounds 25 mins slow compared with my trip. I do have 16 and 5 km dedicated paved bike paths, and the rest is on-road. I get over one rise of 65m alt. We have a 200w motor limit, but no speed limiting paraphernalia.