Interesting batteries. I can see where at least part of that $77k price
comes from - that is not a cheap battery pack! But I can see now that
perhaps the range/speed specs might be feasible. I guess this is the
same technology used in the rechargeable 9V batteries I use in my
portable electronics - Li-poly. Made by IPowerUS, they have essentially
the same capacity of an alkaline 9V.
- SteveS
lyle sloan wrote:
The batterypack is probably one that they assembled
from A123 cells, as per the evalbum and this pic
http://www.evdaytona.com/Gallery/buildevDaytona/DSC02919.jpg
Gowheel.com and ev-battery.com are supposed to be
working together (I think that they are one and the
same but I cannot confirm that) and got a little movie
stint that got featured on thekneeslider.com about
their smaller size batts cranking over a v-twin.
http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/02/02/lithium-ion-polymer-motorcycle-batteries/
As per plausibility, I want to see more specs and an
empirical performance graph at given speeds and
distances. Hopefully, they will make an appearance at
an ev-rally or big name bike rallies and showcase
their wares. Then we can get other peoples opinion
also. I wish them luck.
--- SteveS wrote:
The only things that intrigue me are:
- the batteries - seems like a pretty compact
battery pack - exactly
what is he using?
- the claimed speed and range seem much greater than
what I've seen for
other EMs - is it plausible?
- SteveS
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