liveforphysics said:
It seems to just say 400miles maximum range now and skips saying at 70mph (unless I missed it).
With tires pumped up rock hard, and holding low city riding average pace around something like 15-20mph, my Zero DSR has been tested capable of over 265miles on a charge.
Not saying these guys aren't full of shit with the capacity claim and listed price and top speed etc, but if you ride slow enough to minimize aero drag to approach nothing, you can travel pretty extreme distances with an emoto. It would be much faster if you wanted to get somewhere to ride fast and recharge fast though, it takes 20hrs of riding averaging 20mph to cover 400miles.
Sorry might not have mentioned it was a facebook post on thier page
Have you tested 400 miles and at what speed was that?
Like · Reply · 4 January at 20:55
Electric Motorcycle VIGO
Electric Motorcycle VIGO Daniel Perrins We've tested the motor-wheel on another bike and range was confirmed with cruising speed of 67-73 mph. This is actually not a limit.
Like · Reply · 4 January at 21:59
Daniel Perrins
Daniel Perrins So the zero s does 80miles on a 13kwh battery. To get 400 miles from a 21kwh battery yours will need to be around 2.5 times more efficient.
Like · Reply · 5 January at 20:43 · Edited
Electric Motorcycle VIGO
Electric Motorcycle VIGO Daniel Perrins We use a different battery (not lithium-ion one) with 4 times higher density and more efficient motor. This is why we're able to reach this range.
Like · Reply · 5 January at 00:04
Daniel Perrins
Daniel Perrins Whats The chemistry/battery called?
Like · Reply · 5 January at 00:10 · Edited
Electric Motorcycle VIGO
Electric Motorcycle VIGO Daniel Perrins obviously we can't disclose this information now. It will be publicly available after sales starts only. Although it's absolutely irrelevant because as we already mentioned before this range is not a limit. And we have many pleasant surprises for our customers.
Like · Reply · 5 January at 10:52