Killacycle
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The KillaCycle is an electrically-powered motorcycle purpose-built for drag racing. It was built and is managed by a small motorworks team owned and run by Bill Dubé. It is the fastest electric motorcycle in the world.[1]
It recently achieved a certain amount of notoriety after a video of its inventor crashing into a minivan while attempting to perform a burn-out was widely circulated on the Internet.[2]
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[edit] Technical Specifications
- Weight: 619 pounds (281 kg)
- Battery pack : 7.5 kWh lithium-ion pack, made of 990 A123Systems M1 cells[3]
- Motors: 2 Model L-91 DC motors, switchable between series and parallel connection
[edit] Performance Figures
- Power: 350 horsepower (260 kW)
- 0-60 mph: .97 seconds[2]
- 1/4 mile: 7.824 seconds @ 168.00 mph[1]
- The bike uses 0.59 kWh, or roughly 7 cents worth of electricity on a run down a quarter-mile drag strip.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Record Holders. National Electric Drag Racing Association. Retrieved on 2007-10-31.
- ^ a b Electric Motorcycle Inventor Crashes at Wired Conference.
- ^ a b Joey Bunch. Electric motorcycle fries gas-fired competitors. Denver Post. Retrieved on 2007-10-31.
