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Monday, October 20th, 2008 | 262 Views
KTM is working on an electric bike, the ZERO EMISSION.
Urban legends are not so mean that something serious bubbles in the pot, over there in Austria …
The KTM is not the last came between the houses and especially motorcycle has a name to defend in the competitions in cross and nell’enduro. So things are interesting on the front wheels of the 2 “series” electric and I can only be glad of this. 
In a couple of years should come into production this ZERO EMISSION, which will accompany the electric bikes now on sale in Italy and abroad, because it is now clear that existing restrictions on enduro bikes and cross “normal” is a brake to a market that could expand … just see the success of mountain biking.
With the electric bike you can go where the “smelling” bikes are banned, without giving minimal discomfort with our noise, because of pollution on the electric bikes from cross is perhaps pointless to talk about it, attention is rightly focused on the opportunities it offers more than the motorcycle petrol.
KTM second goal is to have a motorcycle that develops over the 4th nm torque, which can be granted at least 40 minutes in “race conditions” (and then more for home use in off-road, say at least twice ) And that can be recharged in about 1 hour. We talk about providing similar to a 400 4t, so the theory is that within 2 years anyone can enjoy off-road motorcycle with a beautiful electricity, without regret motorcycles with endoderm engine.
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Saturday, October 18th, 2008 | 59 Views
In Los Angeles will be the official debut of MINI E, namely the electric car version of Mini Plug-in, rechargeable namely the current house.
BMW says that the first 500 units of electricity this car will run a front wheel drive on the roads of the U.S. from 2009 … are really curious to see if the time will be respected, even if it does not happen in California, where attention to the environmental impact is very fashion (not explain otherwise, frankly, this concentration of attention in a single state in the U.S.). It will be equipped with an electric motor by about 150 kW, not just then, comparable to about 200 hp, coupled to a battery of lithium ion with a total capacity of 35 kWh. Plug-in-mini-bmw.jpgLa battery alone weighs about 300 kg and will occupy the seats behind in practice and the Mini is a “2 posts” to all intents and purposes, although it retains the micro-version of the boot . 
We could reload with a normal socket? Not really … we should install a device known WALLBOX which allows the passage of a greater intensity of current and thus shortens the time to recharge just 2.5 hours for that total. A good time then.
MINI-E performances:
* Autonomy of about 240 km
* Maximum speed 152 km / h
* 0-100 in 8.5 seconds
* Torque of 220 Nm
Some technical data:
* 9.76 kg / kw
* Length: 3714 mm
* Width: 1683 mm
* Height: 1407 mm
Well…what to add…the car will be a total of 2 posts long as a mini-normal and weigh about 1 / 3 more … virtually level dynamic will be another car … then the cost, which will probably be more than € 40,000, and finally autonomy … I believe that the 250 km have been made to a very low speed.
We try to make 2 calculations, assuming a constant speed of 75 km / h: 35 kwh/75 means about 35 minutes of battery life … if we say that we are in the city, where maybe we’re always in motion but not the traffic lights is that we recharge, (as with the B0 solar panels. :-)) then seriously autonomy is completely different and far superior. Something like the problem with the electric scooter VECTRIX … where autonomy was given to a low speed, and who was to use the means to travel medium-fast left with very few km of autonomy, really too few.
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Friday, October 10th, 2008 | 35 Views
DID you have responded to the survey on “4ruote” on the more “credible” ecological car, including those presented at the Paris salon? It is currently winning, and I think it will continue to do so: the Pininfarina B0 (B zero) … the only “electric power” car, completely electric, recognizable than the other for solar panels on the roof.
Do you think the surface is minimal, that there are underground parking, which in the midst of buildings in the city light is low … but it is also true that solar panels cost less and it is absolutely useless if not counterproductive to waste the sunlight … a inexhaustible source of energy and FREE!
In the second place, the Chevrolet Volt.
Pininfarina b0-B0-retro.jpgLa is actually nice to see, simple and minimalist design and provides considerable autonomy on paper, over 250 km and 130 km / h maximum speed, but … not only the first B0 could be actually already delivered in 2009 … since ordering the Geneva salon. Estimated to sell about 10,000 the first year …
We carry over a sentence of a press release “The two families Bolloré and Pininfarina have agreed to set up a joint venture to produce electric car series that will mark history”.
Built in Turin, the joint-venture Bolloré Pininfarina, the car is powered by electric batteries LMP (Lythium Metal Polymere)
In third place ranking, the electric version of SMART, with approximately 100 km of autonomy, that is enough for moving people, even in major Italian cities and abroad.
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Sunday, October 5th, 2008 | 32 Views
Direct competitor Torqueedo is … American company that manufactures electric motors for over 70 years … and because I have, here’s the chance to download the PDF with the list of products Minn Kota.
They have a long list of the richest Torqueedo, with some accessories and products really special.
Electric motors, some produced by Minn Kota, I found very interesting this practice and double-engine mount … on a outboard motor.
Therefore useful as add-on for those who go to fish with big boats, which perhaps should move a few meters from time to time, or during operation to calm waters or in environments where you can not go “fuel” for problems of pollution, space, people, noise, etc..
For those looking for something cheaper … can see these electric scooters for sale in Italy on the quality pears … I can not say, sorry.
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Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 | 31 Views
The number of electric bicycles in the world is growing. I do not want to venerate this vehicle … because in many cases a simple mountain bike taken from 100€ all’ipermercato under house should be fine, but it is a comfort to have the help of electric motor and many around the world are replacing this vehicle to self.
And that’s good for everyone, to wallets and the environment.
In China I do not have the numbers sold, but there are more than 300 companies producing electric bikes in the U.S.A. in 2007 when it sold about 10,000, numbers that is similar to that of France alone, to stay in Europe … where they sell many electric bicycles is Germany and Holland: 60,000 in Germany in 2007 and an estimated share in 2008 will exceed 120,000! In Holland in 2007 were 90,000 bicycles with electric motors sold in 2008 and is expected to exceed 120,000.
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KTM is working on an electric bike, the ZERO EMISSION.
