From: Jeff Davis (jrd1415@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Aug 27 2003 - 02:36:40 MDT
--- Emlyn O'regan wrote:
> That's what I do with my electric bike. I also plug
> in at work. But I'm the battery changing robot...
What's the speed and range on that thing? I've always
like the idea of the bicycle as an electric vehicle.
It's the minimalist/leanest solution to the motorized
transport formula because of the way that chassis
weight, cabin weight, battery weight, engine weight,
and passenger weight all feed back into one another
making rapid rate of weight increase a problem with
individual motorized passenger transport. The range
dependence on heavy batteries is a killer.
I would expect very high numbers for the efficiency of
an eletric bike, miles per kilowatt hr. I'd be
curious to see the numbers for an upright electric
bike, fully fared, and for comparison the same numbers
for a recumbent.
Jeff D
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