I read a 130 mile range. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Dube via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org> To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <ev@lists.evdl.org> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 10:53:49 AM Subject: Re: [EVDL] harley-davidson introduces electric motorcycle
From the article and brief video, it looks to be a very clean design. Hats off to Harley Davidson. Bill Dube' On 6/19/2014 8:10 AM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote: >> From wired.com: > > ... Harley isn't saying much about the drivetrain beyond saying the > bike uses a lithium-ion battery with a range of 53 miles. It charges > in 3.5 hours at 220 volts. Assuming the bike has a 3.3 kw charging > system like other electric motorcycles, some back-of-the-envelope math > suggests the LiveWire uses a 10 kilowatt-hour pack. Twist the throttle > and the bike leaps forward with authority. Roll off the throttle and > the regenerative braking kicks in, bringing the bike down from speed > with due efficiency. > > http://www.wired.com/2014/06/harley-davidson-livewire/ > > (I'm wondering if the 53 miles is a misquote. Seems pretty minimal > for this type of bike. However, the math does "add up".) > > Peri > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
