A small/medium motorcycle and rider generates approximately the same drag at 60mph as a Nissan Leaf.
You're not going to get 200 miles of range from a smaller battery at realistic speeds. On 4 June 2018 at 19:52, brucedp5 via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > > https://www.autoevolution.com/news/indian-electric-motorcycle-goes-for-310-miles-range-125993.html#agal_1 > Indian Electric Motorcycle Goes for 310 Miles Range > 30 May 2018 Daniel Patrascu > > [images > https://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/news/indian-electric-motorcycle-goes-for-310-miles-range-125993_1.jpg > > https://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/news/gallery/indian-electric-motorcycle-goes-for-310-miles-range_1.jpg > Mankame EP-1 12 photos > ] > > Building an electric car with a range of 310 miles (500 km) is not such a > difficult task these days as far as batteries are concerned. The size of the > car allows for enough cells to be fitted so that the vehicles can have the > desired reach. Not the same can be said about electric motorcycles. > > Being as they are, average electric motorcycles usually have a range of a > little over 200 miles (321 km). But an Indian company which goes by the name > of Mankame begs to differ. > > By using a high-density, liquid-cooled 18.4kWh battery pack, combined with > regenerative braking, the company says its bike should be more than capable > of reaching well above that modest range of current bikes. > > The motorcycle’s rear wheel is driven by a Kevlar reinforced belt drive, > connected to a 40KW motor that delivers 180 Nm at the shaft and 432 Nm at > the wheel. That should give it “quiet operation and increased torque-jerk > tolerance and eliminate any lubrication needs,” Mankame claims. > > The motorcycle will be called Mankame EP-1, and it does not yet exist as a > physical model. The company behind it plans to launch a crowdfunding > Indiegogo campaign for the bike on July 1st. > > "Our vision is to build the most reliable electric Sport-bike in the world > that beats petrol powered motorbikes in their own field," claim the Indians > on the Indiegogo page. > > There will be at least three versions of the bike offered. The one providing > for the biggest range and a top speed of 156 mph (251 km/h) would be priced > at $13,000. > > Two cheaper versions would also be on the table: a $10,500, 14.97 kWh with > 111 mph (180 km/h) and the entry-level $8,500 bike equipped with a 12.16 kWh > battery and a top speed of only 74 mph (120 km/h). > > Neither of the three can at the time be ordered, as Mankame awaits the > official start of the crowdfunding campaign. > [© autoevolution.com] > > > https://www.autoevolution.com/news/indian-electric-motorcycle-goes-for-310-miles-range-125993.html > Indian Electric Motorcycle Goes for 310 Miles Range > 30 May 2018 Building an electric car with a range of 310 miles (500 km) is > not such a difficult task these days as far as batteries are concerned. The > size of the car allows for … > https://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/news-pictures-600x/indian-electric-motorcycle-goes-for-310-miles-range-125993-7.jpg > > > + > https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/why-electric-motorcycles-shouldn-e2-80-99t-be-compared-to-electric-cars/ar-AAy1zC7 > Why Electric Motorcycles Shouldn’t Be Compared To Electric Cars > Why Zero isn’t the “Tesla of Motorcycles” and why the media needs to stop > comparing electric apples to electric oranges. With an ever-growing number > of … > https://img-s-msnhttps://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAy19bO.img > > > > > For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: > http://evdl.org/archive/ > > > {brucedp.neocities.org} > > -- > Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > -- Paul Compton www.morini-mania.co.uk www.paulcompton.co.uk (YouTube channel) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
