New Electric Motor-cycle

[sanjeev]

A model poses during a launch of a new electric motor-cycle ‘Velociti Hero Ultra electric scooter’ in New Delhi. The Hero Group of India has signed a joint venture agreement with Ultra Motor Company of Britain, to create a new joint venture company called Hero Ultra (Pvt) Ltd. The Velociti was launched alongside the Optima and both ranges will be priced between Indian Rupees 29,000 to 34,000 (USD 737-864). AFP

[Devinda_Z]

...so its only a matter of time till these get dumped on our shores eh?

dunno what the range is like and how many units they consume to fill up

- given our electricity rates, doubt this will help

[sanjeev]

Hero Motors and Ultra launches Electric Scooters

HERO EXPORTS Private Limited (HE), an affiliate of Hero Cycles Ltd has entered into a Joint Venture with Ultra Motor Company (UMC), a global electric vehicle company based in UK. Under the aegis of the new venture, two new models 'Velociti'- an Electric Scooter with extra speed, and 'Optima'- an Electric Scooter with extra range have been developed.

Velociti is based on the patented impulse inertia technology that gives it a higher speed of 40 km per hour and a better torque to help scale gradients. It comes with a powerful motor of 500 watts that delivers a peak motor output of 1000 watts and a range of 50 km per charge, under standard test conditions. Velociti has a powerful 48V/ 24 AH sealed lead acid battery, hydraulic disc brakes in the front and drum brakes in the rear wheel, and is supported by the telescopic suspension system.

Priced at Rs. 34,000/- (ex-showroom Delhi) Velociti will be available across select showrooms in north, west and south India initially. Targeted largely at the 28 year plus, evolved commuter, Velociti will be available in two colour options - Silver and Burgundy.

[madmax]

This is not new. I saw the same article in early 2007.

BTW NYPD is already using electric scooters in New York.

http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/12/24/ny...ers-next-month/

Check the price on these bikes at the manufacturers website. Very expensive

http://www.vectrix.com/portal/

Edited June 4, 2008 by madmax

[Pericles]

Is this advertising? Its def in the wrong forum, this is not an international event.

Edited June 4, 2008 by Pericles

[Ripper]

Is this advertising? Its def in the wrong forum, this is not an international event.

yep...defa not a international racing event which it's under at the moment

On topic

Chances are that the batteries will be a bit pricey... single charge-50km-48v and 24AH sounds like $$$$$$

[miniace]

There are few models on sale here.None are popular.High purrchase price ,Low capacity and high electricity consumption are main set backs.

MINIACE

[shamitz]

Talking about Electricity powered motorcycles, check this out ..

http://www.fasterandfaster.net/2007/06/lig...um-battery.html

[Devinda_Z]

Talking about Electricity powered motorcycles, check this out ..

http://www.fasterandfaster.net/2007/06/lig...um-battery.html

scores no points for aesthetic beauty with the batteries all yellow n obvious...

but hey if it gets the job done... ...the range isn't too bad either!

[Devinda_Z]

these battery powered bikes and the like seem to be catching on........

The Deus Ex Machina from Pasadena designer Jake Loniak looks a little similar to a single person transport module desgined by Toyota sometime back but it looks rather futuristic you gotta say

its bee described as 'an electric, single passenger, vertically parking and wearable motorcycle'

The Deus Ex bolts around the driver, with a skeleton of seven 'vertebrae' locking the driver/rider in (kinda like Dr. Octupus from Spiderman2?)

lean forward and it goes, shaping up to a normal riding position they say...

The stats-

0~60mph : 3 Sec

Top Speed : 75 mph

Power : Ultra capacitors & nano-phosphate batteries

Charge time : 15 minutes

Run Time : 1 hour