Posted on 04/25/2008 7:52:27 AM PDT by Red Badger
Electric bikes are becoming an increasingly intriguing option for commuters who live relatively close to work or for avid outdoor enthusiasts. As battery and motor technology forges ahead, the speed and range of ebikes surges with it, as evidenced by the new Electric Motion Systems E+. Although DOT requirements force a road-going electric bike to twenty miles per hour, tops, the E+ is actually capable of thirty when traveling off the beaten path. With no pedaling at all, the E+ can manage twenty miles on a single charge of its 36 volt nickel metal hydride pack, which is mounted in the front hub. Pedaling along can more than double the range. A 750 Watt electric motor comes standard, mounted to the rear hub, while a 1000 Watt upgrade is available. The E+ uses its own aluminum frame and comes equipped with a decent SR Suntour front suspension fork.
Other cool details include the ability to dial in resistance to your pedal strokes for fitness reasons and a built-in security system which makes the bike all but impossible to pedal. All of these propriety features and high specifications do not come all that cheap, though, with the E+ starting at $3,495.00, available with either a cruiser or mountainbike frame.
You can’t get ahead using these expensive toys. A gasoline moped gets great mileage anyway.
Looks good! Now I’ll just have to figure out how to get my kids on it for when I drop them off at school.
Make them pedal.........
Got my bike from Wal-Mart for $59 - and it’s a lot more “green”.
I could get an incredible bike for $3500. Plus take away the suspension fork. Too much energy is wasted with the frame bouncing up and down while pedaling. Plus it’s just less to worry about.
I have a Schwin electric and I love it... I bought it for $10 at a local thrift store, the motor was missing (the transmission was there) and the battery was not there.
I bought a motor on ebay that was wired backwards for $35, and I use a 24V battery pack from a scooter that I strap to the bike on the luggage carrier. I get about 20 miles on a charge and have less than $100 in it.
I'd rather have this:
$2049 new and it can go 35mph legally.
Hey, I’m lazy, if it’d help me pull up hills, I’d be for it. Does the pedaling help recharge the battery, or is it strictly plug-in?
}:-)4
Plug-in only......no regenerative braking.....
Does it have a gasoline engine? Then you are evil......
That’s too cool, do you have a link?
Of course, I would be scared to ride it, but the bragging rights would be great.
KillaCycle
http://www.killacycle.com/
A record 1/4 mile in 7.824 second @ 168 MPH run at Pomona, CA.
thanks!
My Honda Rebel 250 normally gets 65 mpg. It cost me $2500. Nice looking little bike, even the Harley guys wave to me.
I built my own ebike using a Go-hub kit with a bike I found on the side of the road. It’s 48V and does 30mph. It has a range of 15 miles with no pedalling. The CG is actually better than a normal bike since I packed the 4 batteries down really low in the frame.
It’s great for short trips to the store etc. and looks REALLY cool with the high handlebar and banana seat.
I bought a kit for my bike, it cost me about $400 bucks.
Of course, I had to buy the bike as well, but that was only a couple hundred bucks.
But think of the kool bragging rights you can lord over the lefties with this one, for a mere $3500!.........
Cool but expensive. Do they have a chainless version?
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