http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-27546.html Here is the website talking about the Zero motorcycle. Lawrence
>________________________________ > From: Michael Ross <michael.e.r...@gmail.com> >To: Lawrence Rhodes <primobass...@sbcglobal.net>; Electric Vehicle Discussion >List <ev@lists.evdl.org> >Sent: Sunday, March 1, 2015 7:04 PM >Subject: Re: [EVDL] CSIRO motor compromise. > > > >It is primarily about speed and drag coefficient - not that it is a motorcycle >or a car. An unfaired motorcycle is in the same neighborhood of drag as a >blocky car. I had a BMW R75/5 and it got maybe 45mpg, maybe 50 mpg. >Considering the difference in weight, rolling resistance, the car is pretty >good - except as the car usually has accommodations for 4+ that are not used, >and the cycle only sits 2. > > >Can you share the information about the 75wh/mile vehicle? If that is really >just talk, then you could waste a lot of time trying to do that level of >efficiency. > > >On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 9:53 PM, Lawrence Rhodes via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> >wrote: > >The 98% efficient CSIRO solar vehicle motor is a bit expensive like 10k >dollars. What is a good compromise today for a brush less motor that is >affordable and powerful enough to allow a 500 to 1000 pound vehicle to keep up >with traffic. I need to get under 100 wh per mile. I've heard of some >motorcycles that can do 75 wh per mile which would be very good but I'm >skeptical that they really achieve that kind of efficiency. My vehicle will >be much more efficient than a motorcycle. Lawrence Rhodes >>-------------- next part -------------- >>An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >>URL: >><http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20150301/35bdabf1/attachment.htm> >>_______________________________________________ >>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) >> >> > > > >-- > >To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. >Thomas A. Edison > > >A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. >Warren Buffet > > >Michael E. Ross >(919) 585-6737 Land >(919) 576-0824 Google Phone >(919) 631-1451 Cell > > >michael.e.r...@gmail.com > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20150302/d913f805/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ 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)
