http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/ Engadget Comments for Lithium Ion motorbike prototype is emission and sound-free http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/
MYTHBUSTERS!!!!!]]>Jun 2nd 2007 5:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/Jun 2nd 2007 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/
http://www.uoregon.edu/~dstucolo/Yamaha%20R1.jpg]]>Jun 2nd 2007 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/Jun 2nd 2007 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/Jun 2nd 2007 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/]]>Jun 2nd 2007 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/Jun 4th 2007 1:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/Jun 4th 2007 8:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliica) which is 80hp.
Get that also on the front wheel, and your bike will be 160hp AWD. With regenerative braking, the range should significantly increase.]]>Jun 2nd 2007 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/Jun 2nd 2007 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/"Quit screwing around and get back to work!"]]>Jun 2nd 2007 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/
I'm perfectly happy with the earth destroying 158 ponies that my gas powered R1 put out. It gets over 35mpg too!]]>Jun 2nd 2007 4:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/Jun 3rd 2007 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/Jun 3rd 2007 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/---------
Nice PR. They even tried to mimic the weight distribution of the stock bike. Nice.

My concern with batteries that people somehow believe will "last forever" (as evidenced by the scores of products out there with embedded batteries that are designed to not be removed) is their lifetime. If, after every 2 years or so you have to replace a past-its-useful-life bank of batteries, well then that's where I lose interest entirely...


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Interesting, but ugly as sin.]]>Jun 2nd 2007 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/Jun 2nd 2007 10:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/
And how come everyone is saying it looks horrible? It looks astonishingly, strikingly horrendous!!! Once they get asthetics down, then they can contemplate marketing. But till then, keep it in the garage, jeesh!!]]>Jun 2nd 2007 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/-Taylor]]>Jun 2nd 2007 5:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/Jun 2nd 2007 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/
Also, speaking AS a rider, loud pipes do NOT save lives, since due to the doppler effect, if you are traveling at speed the subject in front of you is only going to hear a SLIGHT percentage of your sound until you approach within a small distance (relative to your speed).

Highly visible colours are the key. Anything to help the driver see you works. Loud bikes are just a myth perpetuated by those who want to justify sounding macho.

Oh, and an AWD bike?? No thank you! That is a recipe for dissaster. Would NOT work. you need the free moving wheel in the front. Take a bike for a spin for about 15 miles in twisty mountians or 20 minutes in traffic and you'll see what I mean]]>Jun 2nd 2007 6:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/
Actually Bard I'll have to disagree, there's no reason a AWD can't work, yamaha themselves created a prototype AWD R1 a few years ago and a production AWD WR250. The R1 never went to production because the hydraulic drive they used for the front couldn't handle the speed and power. Even the 250 required full back to factory servicing on the drive hub at regular intervals which tells me the technology just isn't ready yet, maybe electric is the way?

Given a RWD R1 is severely limited in how much power you can use without spinning the rear out of corners anything that lets you get more power to the ground has to be a good thing.

Have a look at http://uk.motorcity.com/display/visualizzanews.php3?id=10740&precedente=,11137

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Ya, ok... the people who are claiming that 100mph is too slow have a sack]]>Jun 25th 2007 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.flickr.com/photos/timtate/508896159/in/set-72157600242967270/]]>Jun 2nd 2007 6:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/
Haven't they seen the bumper stickers?]]>Jun 2nd 2007 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/Jun 2nd 2007 7:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/Jun 2nd 2007 8:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/
The whole "electric vehicles still don't help the environment" bullshit was just started by the oil companies too. The same guys who pay off scientists to say Global Warming is natural when all the evidence points to the fact that mankind is causing it. ]]>Jul 9th 2007 8:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/Jun 2nd 2007 9:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/Jun 3rd 2007 1:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/
The Sumo, right here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=NUXhJZZRUIg]]>Jun 3rd 2007 12:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/Jun 3rd 2007 2:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/
A. Someone would call it in as a bomb with all the wires sticking out.

B. Batteries like to blow up so perhaps the A. people were right.]]>Jun 3rd 2007 3:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/Jun 4th 2007 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://evalbum.com or http://electricmotorcycles.net]]>Jun 17th 2007 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/
Anyway, yeah, this thing is ugly as sin. But they're on the right track, for sure. Some design changes, a little bit more size-compressed tech and a greater range, and I'd even consider getting on a bike again. 100 mph is plenty. Hardly ever break 80 mph as it is, and my car tops out around 160.]]>Jun 3rd 2007 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/Jun 3rd 2007 10:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/Jun 4th 2007 2:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/
As far as nuclear power goes, I think they need to have some serious afterburners or something. I don't see why it wouldn't be possible to nearly completely drain that stuff of energy... re-refine it, perhaps?]]>Jun 24th 2007 10:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/02/lithium-ion-motorbike-prototype-is-emission-and-sound-free/http://www.enertiabike.com/) ?]]>Jul 7th 2007 3:41PM