Yes but what's the problem? Looks like some one pulled the plug on the project with Kick Start. It would be interest To know what happened.
Doc at E-Machines On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 8:15 AM, brucedp5 via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > http://www.autoblog.com/2015/07/15/atx-8080-electric-scooter-raises-ruckus-kickstarter/ > ATX 8080 electric scooter raises a ruckus on Kickstarter > Jul 15th 2015 Domenick Yoney > > [images > http://www.autoblog.com/photos/atx-8080-electric-scooter/ > Gallery ATX 8080 Electric Scooter > > > video flash > ] > > Some of the most compelling designs are also the most simple, and stripped > down, bones-showing vehicles certainly grab our attention. The ATX 8080 > from > Austin Electric Powersports is one such exoskeletal head-turning effort. > Almost halfway through its life-giving Kickstarter campaign, it's also > approaching the halfway mark to being a funded reality. > > With a look reminiscent of the Honda Ruckus, this electric scooter pushes > past the 49-cc limits of that Japanese gas burner, requiring riders to > possess a motorcycle endorsement. In return for that bit of red tape, this > totally tubular two-wheeler takes you from traffic-cone status to viable > commuter, with an 80-kph (50-mile per hour) top speed and 80-kilometer (50 > miles) range (hence, its 8080 nomenclature). > > The heart of this battery-powered beast is the "oneDrive" system from KLD > Energy, which is the progenitor of this project. This patented power unit > is > a low-voltage, high-frequency, hub motor design that said to be good for > 147.5 pound-feet of torque (no kW rating is given). From a performance > perspective, this translates to 0-to-25 mph in 3.2 seconds, and 0-to-50 mph > in 9.4. > > Speaking of batteries, the ATX 8080 uses Samsung-sourced cells – good for > 90,000 km (55,923 miles) of riding – to create a somewhat ponderous 33-kg > (72.75-lb) 3.14 kWh box. Charge time to 80 percent is two hours, through > any > household socket. It will need to stay plugged in twice as long to > completely top it off, though. > > The price offered through the Kickstarter campaign is $5,250, or a matching > set for $10,000 even. If you just want to offer support, they have some > interesting rewards, such as a three-day pass to the 2016 Moto GP event > and/or a weekend pass to the Austin City Limits Music Festival. You can > keep > up with the ATX 8080 over on its Facebook page, and if you haven't already, > check out the video above to get the whole pitch and see the scooter in > action. > [© 2015 AOL] > ... > > https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1864797206/the-atx-8080-charge-your-ride-change-the-world > ATX 8080 - Charge Your Ride. Change the World > http://www.atx8080.com/ > ... > http://www.kldenergy.com/onedrive/ > KLD Energy > ... > http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=totally+tubular > totally tubular > http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Tubular > (a surfer term) > > http://seaburytides.org/940/opinion/opinion-so-what-does-totally-tubular-actually-mean/ > > > > > For EVLN posts use: > http://evdl.org/evln/ > > > http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/70255276/auckland-council-begins-replacing-petrol-cars-with-electric-vehicles > Auckland Council begins w/ 2 Leaf EVs toward replacing ice-fleet > > > http://www.mydigitalfc.com/news/scooters-india-gets-shock-told-go-green-or-face-selloff-844 > Scooters.in last chance> go Electric or face selloff > > > http://www.steamboattoday.com/news/2015/jul/15/city-steamboat-devotes-two-parking-spaces-10th-str/ > Free Charge Point dual L2 CT4000 EVSE @Steamboat_Springs-CO > + > EVLN: Zoe EV top trim level> more range and L3 r:240km c:1hr@L3-22kW > > > {brucedp.150m.com} > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-5k-ATX-8080-totally-tubular-two-wheeler-r-80km-ts-80kph-v-tp4676852.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) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20150722/93704cb2/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)
