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Eva HÃ¥kansson - with passion for electric drive
We have all heard so many times before: electric vehicles are slow, ugly, boring “nerd-mobiles”. We will prove the opposite – and you can be a part of the effort!
The KillaCycle team with the insanely powerful KillaCycle dragbike, is the world’s fastest electric motorcycle in the quarter mile (7.824 s @ 168 mph), and is competing head-to-head with top level gasoline motorcycles. The winning KillaCycle team is now going for a land speed record, and, hopefully, become the world’s fastest motorcycle of any kind.
Top speed: The bike is geared for 100 km/h (60 mph) at the moment. Because it has a PMDC (permanent magnet direct current) motor, max RPM is decided by the voltage (this is characteristic for PMDC motors). With a PMDC motor, you therefore have to choose acceleration or top speed. There is enough power for higher top speed, but because it bike is slightly under-motorized, gearing for a higher top speed would cost too much acceleration and also give lower efficiency. 100 km/h is an acceptable compromise at the moment.
Range: About 80 km (50 miles) per charge at 70 km/h (44 mph).
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Eva HÃ¥kansson - with passion for electric drive
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