citivolus
04-23-2006, 05:07 PM
From what I've been able to find, the electric motorcycle has a 2.5 kW motor and I understand it to have a 48 volt NiMH 70 amp-hour battery. The motor is kind of neat in that it is a hybrid design using permanent magnets and electromagnets. With a range of 100+ miles, it looks pretty good.
http://www.japancorp.net/Article.Asp?Art_ID=12282
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/worldbiz/photo/2006/04/23/2005052631
edit:
found some pics from the Tokyo motorcycle show
http://negatendo.net/kmc/en_us_axle.htm
http://www.japancorp.net/Article.Asp?Art_ID=12282
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/worldbiz/photo/2006/04/23/2005052631
edit:
found some pics from the Tokyo motorcycle show
http://negatendo.net/kmc/en_us_axle.htm