Hold on to your hat! Here comes what could be the most viable series sportbikes of electricity per day.
Evidence the use of its new design owned battery carries a significantly higher energy density, the founder of Brammo, Craig Bramscher announced today that its "game changing" 100 mph-plus "Empul" streetfighter will more than evolution, and his opinion "revolutionary."
The single-pilot machine is scheduled for delivery to the customer during the first quarter of 2011 and comes in three 88.8 volts (nominal) iterations. The Empul 6.0, with 6.0 kilowatt-hours (kWh)-ion battery that provides an estimated 60 mile range, the 8.0 offers Empul, 8.0 kWh battery will serve up to 80 miles, and 10, 0 Empul - you guessed it - give that magical 100-mile range on a charge of 10.0 kWh battery.
The three versions of the Empul "trio" that same platform of 56.25 inches of wheelbase roles. A liquid-cooled, brushless AC motor power range, putting an estimated 50 horsepower and 59 Nm of torque.
The power of the motor, speed, and estimates vary, depending on performance is now offered by a working prototype (see photo and video).
The three production versions have the dry weight of 370 pounds for the 6.0, 8.0 for £ 390 and £ 410 for the 10.0 estimated Bramscher said. High performance bikes will weigh more because they are more fuel to transport - that is, more energy - and will be priced in the order of the performance of $ 9,995, $ 11,995 and $ 13,995.
For some perspective on the Empul, the pilot-ray TTXGP much heavier and more expensive now leading the series uses 11.0 kWh batteries, despite his AC induction motor is more powerful. 6 - period of 10 kWh series will Empul street is different within the range of most electric race bikes late Stone Age, and can fill the bill Brammo people say they are ready.
According Bramscher was Empul series developed in response to comments from small nuclei, but growing Brammo the fans.
"We have hundreds of people ride the Enertia, and the overall vision is" Love it ", but 70% of the test pilots said," miles and 30% said "more speed" told us via e-mail Bramscher. "So the Empul is the result of listening to customers. They wanted to mid-range 60 miles, so we provide but also 80 miles and 100 miles, so if our surveys and the comments are any indication, we are now the transition from a cool idea whose time has come to a big (sic ) idea whose time is now! "
Bramscher has millions of dollars in business projects in the past and not known to over-hype their products. Although we have not seen or ridden the Empul, if what you say is true, it is likely that other applicants electric sportbike CAD programs send.
This speculation, Bramscher said only: "I have no idea what they're doing, but this must be a few years of fun Our biggest challenge is not whether we can, but if we can carry out this great value and much of this cutting edge for this money. My guess is the ranch we can. "
Energy
The key Empul increases power to the battery weight. While Brammo's 324 pounds, $ 7,995 Enertia can only travel 40 miles, with 3.2 kWh battery Valence Empul trademark use "Brammo Power ™ batteries groundbreaking design our own," says Bramscher while the Name of the seller and say that I do not know if he used other electric vehicles.
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This is a much higher energy density of the Enertia powercycle "Bramscher said, adding that the lessons from Brammo bike that race third in the Pro category at the inaugural TTXGP Isle of Man in 2009 applied to the production machine.
"This bike is definitely influenced by the bike last year, where many of the innovations are born," says Bramscher.
Series
If a fault zone can be represented by the critics of electric motors in terms of how far an e-bike can go for a fee.
To be fair, e-bike, estimates change with the estimates provided by manufacturers of gasoline-powered bike when they say that the EPA figures based economy sedate pace. For example, one liter bike kilometers is not expected for traveling 186 mph. And electric bicycles only one maximum speeds well below their peak.
But to further clarify what is realistic to anticipate Empul, Bramscher asked to elaborate on his planned travel distance per charge.
"These are average ranges from the normal driving with an average size rider," said Bramscher, probably referring to the Empul 10.0, "We have big changes in the basic view of different circumstances, so you can see 80 miles of range and you see may reach 150 miles, depending on the horse. "
However, the Empul is a sport bike. No driver wants to drive home, hit a number of triangles, and back? Under the hand throttle, we ask ourselves what can we expect?
"Come to see a race at Laguna Seca to see how far you can go to WOT Empul!" Said Bramscher Brammo Empul RR to be driven on July 24 in the FIM e-Power race at the 2010 Red Bull Grand Prix Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. "We do a lot of games and record the data and reveal to the public, but it breaks the barrier of the range anxiety"
Specs
Without the transmission Empul - and nobody knows that Brammo is working for the moment - your single-speed drive system will be simple, but sophisticated, no.
In addition to its own batteries and a more powerful engine than the Enertia, the Empul the first liquid-cooled electric motorcycle production. And if some "firsts" is not enough, a press release with the Brammo Empul "train the first application is innovative Brammo Brammo Brammo Digital ™ ... ™ power management and system vehicles."
This complex electronic products expanded to promote a wheeled chassis - like the Enertia - high quality and the use of known components of good quality, but is not absolutely top-shelf components as specified for other sports bikes power proposed, including Mission One superbike exorbitant prices and expensive eSuperbikeRR Roehrs.
The frame of the alloy Empul perimeter will be suspended upside-down fork that Bramscher decreased production version of the name, and a shock absorber - possibly a unit charged nitrogen of Elka because this brand is already used in the Enertia and seen in the prototype too.
Size wheels and tires also determined, but likely 17-inch sport rubber shod with wide enough - possibly from the Avon brand - found in the Enertia, and put the label on the prototype.
The brakes are Brembo front and back - Nissin units not in the prototype and will probably have stainless steel braided lines you have Enertia.
As you can see, many places made for this bike, thanks to the adequate funding of risk capital investment Bramscher own.
We have no data on the cooling system is the radiator rather small image is said to be sufficient, and the traditional water / coolant mixture flow water pump for the engine and electrical components, possibly others.
Bramscher said the naked streetfighter look was chosen as a response to customer requests, adding that later models could be filled. ABS is an option the company would offer sometime in the future.
The bike is limited by the motor controller, so you can not wheel Bramscher said, but otherwise is more than enough power to do - email hotrodders entrepreneurs, take note.
From design to delivery
Bramscher said the Empul was conceived and developed in approximately "one year, part-time, full-time five months," and it takes several months to approve the street, complete required "paperwork" and select the final specifications the components.
Brammo is taking orders from today and plans to sell through distributors in the U.S., UK and Asia, Bramscher said - and receive invitations to the most qualified distributors to sign.
Customer orders are filled on a first come, first served, and Brammo a deposit when a customer Empul within 90 days after delivery
Other electrical ConclusionWhile "super bikes" would be able to faster speeds (and have not yet achieved, in terms of production), the Em-100-mph top
pulse seems a bargain compared positive, being a price thousands less than a known competitor.
Frankly, you could say that "high performance" and "electric" previously mutually exclusive concepts, except for the elite creations that meet people with deep pockets and a desire to scratch itch that nothing else can satisfy.
And even still, we found a little difficult to understand how extremely expensive new technology is released to the elite, then very quickly, can be traced.
As mentioned earlier, e-bike on the feasibility of the rest of us depend on increasing the energy density of the battery, and the intelligent use of them - a fact seems to understand Brammo.
Viability can be even more apparent when the costs of owning and maintaining the bikes are compared to the gasoline powered bicycles
Bearing in mind that government incentives could happen is higher than gasoline prices Empul cure cycle - we really could be "game changing" as life up to the billing.
Bramscher says in bold terms that this engine will be revealing. When I said we can not wait to try it, he replied: "It's just amazing I can not wait for you to be."
First, let us know how much faster than 100 mph to see if you can. If we jump into the pr
e-production prototypes, we will, and anyway, we'll let you know what is it that as soon as possible.
