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[frodus]

Ion Sportbike:

ION Electric Sportbike

finally working prototype
http://www.coroflot.com/public/individual_file.asp?individual_id=225157&portfolio_id=2728333&

previous article:
http://www.thedesignblog.org/entry/ion-electric-sportbike-vrooms-at-81mph/

thought you guys would like

[Bogan]

bloody nice bike, has the tester heard the term ATGATT, sticking the knee out in suit pants and business shirt looks a little weird. What sorta motor is it running?

[frodus]

http://www.coroflot.com/public/individual_file.asp?individual_id=225157&portfolio_id=2708254&

Specs:
3-phase AC induction motor
105ftlbs torque
46hp
top speed 80 mph estimated
60 mile range per charge estimated
24 40Ah LiFePO4 batteries in series, 80V
6 hours charge time on 120VAC


Looks like an AC motor (http://hiperformancegolfcars.com/) from Electric Motorsport or Thunderstruck with a 300A curtis AC controller. (http://www.electricmotorsport.com/store/ems_ev_parts_motors_ac-induction.php)

In order to get that 46hp and 105ftlbs from the motor he used, he would have had to put more batteries (30-32) and have gotten the 500A curtis controller.

[NewAge]

very nice, what is the target price for a production unit?
or is it too early to tell me that it will be over $10k 

[frodus]

target price? I think it was just a conversion .... guy did it for his final project in college.

I think Skadamo and I got him some interviews by posting everywhere we could

[NewAge]

Oh, i thought prototype meant pre-production, my bad 

[frodus]

yeah, found that misleading.... I mean he designed it to be reproduceable .... so maybe we'll see more from him in the future?

[SPEKTRE76]

'FAIL' points for no rider gear other than a helmet. WIN ponts for a cool concept.

[mKlRivPwner]

Wish there was more info on the conversion and less on the body work.  (There's another vid on a different site).  What equipment does he have under the fairings?  What electrical work had to go into the LED's?

Very cool.  And very good looking.  Maybe a little too "spacey" for my taste.

So the half-naked android babe...  That's going to be packaged with the bike, right?  Haha.  College kids in basements...

[frodus]

its got a curtis controller and ac motor from High Performance Golf Carts..... not sure what else... its hard to see. I think there are thundersky batteries.