| KillaCycle Breaks Another Electric Motorbike Record |
| Written by Nino Marchetti | ||
| Tuesday, 13 November 2007 | ||
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The KillaCycle from A123Systems looks to be the first electric vehicle of any kind to beat eight seconds, going 7.824 and 7.991 seconds in two runs. The new official ¼ mile record is now set at 7.991 seconds at 168mph, according to A123Systems, with a 0-60mph time of under 1 second. The new record was set on Nov. 11 at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California. The first time the record was set the KillaCycle was using a battery powered by A123Systems cells weighing 165 pounds and pumping out 350 horsepower. The manufacturer of the high-power, green-friendly batteries said this time around an improved battery delivered "more than 500 horsepower via 1210 A123 cells weighing 186 pounds." The motorcycle also sported newly tuned tuned power electronics, a larger 27” tire, and augmented gearing. A123Systems calls its battery technology Nanophosphate.
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written by Rob , November 13, 2007
Does that thing remind anyone else of the lightcycles in Tron?
0-60mph in less than a second!
written by crash course , November 14, 2007
That's seriously quick. Whilst it might not have many practical applications apart from setting records I think it's very valuable in making green power 'sexy' for younger generations.
ONE second to accelerate to 60???
written by David Hazen , August 27, 2008
What happens to the rider's eyeballs under those kind of G forces? Does he/she have a harness to keep them on the bike?
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