http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/03/30/shhh-can-you-even-hear-this-electric-motorcycle-quietly-destroy-the-track/ [image] Shhh! Can You Even Hear This Electric Motorcycle ‘Quietly Destroy’ the Track? by Liz Klimas Mar 30 2013
[images / YouTube screenshots http://www.theblaze.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/freeride-e_3.jpg FMX Pro Ronnie Renner Shows Off Quiet KTM Freeride Electric Vehicle http://www.theblaze.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/freeride-e_2.jpg http://www.theblaze.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/freeride-e_1.jpg video http://youtube.com/watch?v=T-AzDZt1IcM Ronnie Renner Charges On New KTM Electric Motorcycle In Austria Network A Mar 28 2013 Pro FMX Rider Ronnie Renner pays a visit to KTM's headquarters in Mattighofen, Austria to test the new prototype "Freeride E" electric motorcycle. With the flip of a switch Ronnie and rider/filmer Steve Haughelstine quietly destroy KTM's track—is this the future of freeride bikes? Ronnie pushes the Freeride E even further at the famous X Bowl Arena motocross track. See how it performs in some serious conditions. Watch more episodes from this series: http://bit.ly/123aH63 http://www.youtube.com/networka Subscribe to Network A! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Subscribe to Ronnie Renner! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/networka Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/networka Follow us on Tumblr: http://networka.tumblr.com Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/networka ] You don’t even have to see it, but it’s almost guaranteed you’ll know when a motorcycle is driving close-by due to its characteristic loud roar. But electric motorcycles introduce a whole new breed of quite muscle. Professional freestyle motocross (FMX) rider Ronnie Renner recently demonstrated one such bike — KTM’s “Freeride E” — in Austria. According to KTM, the Freeride E is “lightweight, noise-free and agile,” yet it still has 42Nm of torque and up to 30 horsepower. The difference between it and traditional motocross bikes, the website states, is that it needs recharging rather than refueling.” As the YouTube video on the channel Network A showing the demo states, you can watch Renner “quietly destroy KTM’s track.” Check it out (Note: Skip to around 1:14 where Renner starts talking about the Freeride E) Although a quieter motorcycle or motocross vehicles might have appeal, some people could be nostalgic for the noise while still getting electric benefits. Audi took care of this problem by “composing” engine noise for its hybrid and electric vehicles. KTM’s website states that the Freeride E is still coming soon to the market. [© 2013 TheBlaze All information] For all EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date Here are today's archive-only EV posts: EVLN: autowatts.com helps understanding & selling EVs-on-solar EVLN: Canadan hurt when Electric-bicycle & ice-SUV collide EVLN: FedEx Express Electric Delivery Vehicle in Hong Kong Fleet EVLN: $5k Terra Motors releases 3-wheeled nEVs for the Asian market + EVLN: Watt Rods' dream, 250mph EVs that get 500mi@100mph {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-FMX-Pro-Ronnie-Renner-Shows-Off-KTM-Freeride-e-cycle-video-tp4662315.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
