http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/ Engadget Comments for Panasonic's Lithium Vivi RX-10S electric bike does regenerative braking 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/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/
if only it was actually cheaper than buying a small gas scooter.....]]>Jul 7th 2008 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/

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You have to go through lengthy graduated licensing as well. (M2, then M1, then M).

Electric bikes need no license or insurance, as long as they're limited to 32KM/h.]]>Jul 7th 2008 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/
"oh that and that he'll probably actually make less wars than obama"

Are you joking? Obama actually wants to return to the days of actually HAVING a foreign policy based on diplomacy, instead of reckless arrogance!]]>Jul 7th 2008 11:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/Jul 7th 2008 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/Jul 7th 2008 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/]]>Jul 7th 2008 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/]]>Jul 7th 2008 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/Jul 7th 2008 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/
ENGADGET DO THAT!!]]>Jul 7th 2008 10:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/Jul 8th 2008 12:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.schwinnbike.com/products/intbikes_detail.php?id=892.

With my 50 mile commute it would take me a little over 7 months of riding to work on one of these to pay for itself in gas savings. But, since I live in bike-hostile Southern California I'd probably be squashed by a hummer long before I realized the savings. ]]>Jul 7th 2008 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/Jul 7th 2008 10:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/:)]]>Jul 7th 2008 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/In 2 words: San Francisco"]]>Jul 7th 2008 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.matra-ms.com/en/light-electric-vehicles/matra-sports.html) combined with a 4-level assistance.
I own one and I'm really happy with it (it really helps, costs almost nothing to use and is ecological, no maintenance) but I'm not convinced the regenerative breaks is more than a tech gadget since you spend barely 10% of your time breaking and the energy it gets from that is far less than the one it delivers when climbing hills.]]>Jul 7th 2008 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/Jul 7th 2008 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/
Check out the prices of good mountain bikes (Specialized, Scott, Canyon, etc), $1400 will get you a frame and that's about it...]]>Jul 7th 2008 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/]]>Jul 7th 2008 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/Jul 7th 2008 2:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/]]>Jul 7th 2008 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/"You'll obviously benefit more if you have a lot of hills".
Thats not right.
The energy you stand to gain from breaking win-back is significantly less than you the increase in energy you need to climb a hill in the first place.

Best solution would be to dump the wind-back, go with less weight, less tech, a lower price and not pretend to be efficient with hills.

Say hello to Holland.

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Hilariously in Ireland where I live the law says you must tax and insure your 15mph limited electric bike to be allowed to ride it legally on the road. Currently I'll get about 1.5 litres of milk for the cost of a litre of petrol, so definitely on to a winner with this cycling lark :-P...]]>Jul 7th 2008 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/]]>Jul 7th 2008 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/
Then I saw the $1400 and realized I'd be better off buying a street-legal, fuel-efficient motor scooter instead.]]>Jul 7th 2008 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/Jul 7th 2008 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/Jul 7th 2008 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/What is the measure of guy models is the wheel-size now I think, male model bikes have larger wheels and somewhat bigger frames.

Oh and I think this design might need a sturdier baggage carrier for the markets outside of japan.
]]>Jul 7th 2008 12:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/Jul 7th 2008 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/Personally I prefer the double slanted bar kind, hell of a lot easier to leap off when a bus or truck cuts you off and such situations, and I've been in a few of those myself.
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Or buy one of these, when they weren't moved to buy a Segway?]]>Jul 7th 2008 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/Jul 8th 2008 4:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/Jul 7th 2008 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/Jul 7th 2008 6:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/Jul 7th 2008 6:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.panabyc.co.jp/products/electric/index.html

These are all electric assisted bikes.

http://club.panasonic.co.jp/mall/cycle-webstudio/open/product/custom/flatroad/products.html

This one got titanium frame. It's a bit pricey but cool.]]>Jul 8th 2008 2:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/]]>Jul 8th 2008 7:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/
"as a cyclist, I don't need an electric anything. I want a tire that does not flat every 3 miles. City streets can have lots of small metal things and my tires seem to be a magnet for them."]]>Jul 8th 2008 7:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/Jul 8th 2008 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/07/panasonics-lithium-vivi-rx-10s-electric-bike-does-regenerative/Jul 8th 2008 9:24PM