Hey Andrew, I would love to start experimenting with a CVT on my next bike. Unfortunately I think the use of CVT's for EV's is really in its infancy and needs some pioneers to work out the bugs. To begin with, the centrifical crap has to go. All we need is a manually shifted, direct-drive unit like a drill press. This would be much simpler and you could vary your ratio according to amp draw. If you had a simple foot operated mechanical/hydraulic actuator that would lower the ratio as you step on it and raise the ratio when you release it, there ya go, down the highway! There's no reason that regen wouldn't work, No sprags or overrunning clutches. I really think CVT's are the wave of the EV future. Do you really have 9 running bikes:>) Later, Bobcat ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew To: ElectricMotorcycles Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 3:03 PM Subject: [ElectricMotorcycles] CVT's
Just something else I'm looking at. Has anyone used a CVT setup on their motorcycle? If so, please provide info. I'd assume you'd loose the ability to have a regen braking setup. But would there be any gain in efficiency? Personally I've had a CVT setup on a ATV I had in the past, wasn't a real fan of it though.
