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FTA said:"I wanted something eco-friendly that didn't sacrifice performance," Miceli told Wired.com.
Leveraging his years of experience riding dirt bikes, Miceli stripped a '96 Kawasaki ZX6 Ninja to the frame and went to work. The result is a DIY electric motorcycle capable of more than 70 mph and a range of 60 miles.
I watched the Isle of Man rces this year and they had the first running of an electric category. The riders all said the electric bikes were a lot of fun and had a future.
Then I read Motorcyclist magazine for this month and I'll bet 1/3 of the magazine was articles pertaining to different electric motorcycles and the future. It looks like there is going to be a big push to sell and ride electrics for commuting.
Times are a changing.
OK...I am NO electrical engineer, period. But..my question is...On electrical bikes and cars, why can't the wheels in motion somehow use a generator of some sort, to charge back into the battery? Or I am being an engineering simpleton? Just curious.
My question is, why hasn't someone applied the diesel-electric design principal found in locomotives to a car or motorcycle? That is to say, a diesel engine spins a generator which in turn powers electric motors in the wheel drives. There's no need for expensive battery packs and the design is very efficient and powerful.
As a piece of design, it's quite impressive. But as a practical motorcycle it's a failure, just like almost all other 100-percent electric designs. If it'll go 60 miles at 30 miles per hour, that means it'll go about 20 miles a 60 miles per hour. Then it has to charge all day.
Still, you gotta give the kid props for his build. If nothing else, I bet he had a great time putting it all together.
This quote did make me laugh, though:
Versus the bike's original 150 miles per hour and 200-mile range. I'd definitely call that "sacrificing performance" in a major, major way.
It is the "new" math.
It's all about zero emissions.My question is, why hasn't someone applied the diesel-electric design principal found in locomotives to a car or motorcycle? That is to say, a diesel engine spins a generator which in turn powers electric motors in the wheel drives. There's no need for expensive battery packs and the design is very efficient and powerful.
My question is, why hasn't someone applied the diesel-electric design principal found in locomotives to a car or motorcycle? That is to say, a diesel engine spins a generator which in turn powers electric motors in the wheel drives. There's no need for expensive battery packs and the design is very efficient and powerful.