VECTRIX ELECTRIC MAXISCOOTER (LONG VERSION)

[slunkmonky]

I saw one of these parked in Austin texas the other day and thought it was either a Suzuki Burgman or a Honda Silverwing until I checked it out up close and saw it was electric. It have wonderful fit and finish. Looks like a very high quality machine. With the 60 mile range at urban speeds I'd say this would solve many people's transportation issues.

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[ackovski]

/watch?v=HBrLdupi64s

[SalvationMemory]

Do u need a license for this? Or is it an e-bike?

[focovere]

20.000 watts of power? do you really think it is an E-bike? umhhhh...

[Super4188]

You will most likely need a license for scooter such as the Vectrix.

[nikoskabbadias]

@SalvationMemory if it was up to me, you would need a license to walk

[Reklusive]

I would like to know how long the battery actually lasts based on real world use. ie. every day back and forth, and also how it holds up in a colder climate.

[ddfilm92]

my dad uses it to travel about 25 miles to and from work charging it overnight and at work. Another one of the guys that works there had his sitting outside for the entire winter with just a fabric cover over it, and even through all the snow that came and was sitting on it, it started right up

[M3anbone]

I'll take two. Screw oil.

[Koyukonn]

Quite cool. I'm looking forward to the newer models and the sleek electric sports bikes WOOP WOOP

[spearfysh]

Great idea and technology, pity the engineering in the three planetary gears and the ring gear in the rear wheel can be random with tolerances. Check to make sure you can hear a constant sound from the motor not an intermittent one. The large ring gear can sometimes be out of round, probably a Monday morning or Friday afternoon assembled one.

[hardycapo]

Hats off to Vectrix. They're showing the way to go for urban transport. In London the average speed for traffic is 10 mph. Go to be quicker on an electric scooter

[hardycapo]

I've now done a review of this bike and it's amazing.

[grafight]

When more efficient batteries are developed, you'll be able to replace them. In the future you'll be able to go to a gas station and swap your depleted battery for a charged one for a buck or two. Just pull out the old one, snap in the new one and ready to go another 100 miles or so.

[VectrixRider]

I got one about two weeks ago. This maxi-scooter is a blast to ride. Top speed is about 63 mph. The range varies based on how fast you ride. Typically I am averaging about 40 miles per charge.

I have a charge meter on my outlet to measure the cost. About 35 cents to recharge the battery.

4 or 5 hours to completely recharge (and balance cells) from empty. 3 hours to get it mostly full enough to go.

This is the perfect scooter for commuting in your nearby region. Freedom from gasoline.

[usamericanz]

How long do the batteries last before having to replace them, and what is the cost?

[VectrixRider]

The batteries are rated to last 10 years or 50,000 miles.

The entire Vectrix has a warranty of 2 years.

[TehChaps]

I so want the blue model of it from their site. Once im able to buy one i will.

[cabonnis]

Just wondering... If things pick up, what will happen to all the batteries in 10 years time?

[focovere]

Battery is cnsidered dead when reaches 80% of its original capacity due to degradation. However, the battery will function normaly.

They may last some years more, maybe at 15 years it will contain only 60% of it's original capacity.

[Shapechanger]

These use salt based batteries, 100% safe to pitch it in the garbage.

[whitebear26]

any one knows how many have sold already?

[razrlazr]

Dealer told me yesterday about 1,000. They lowered the price earlier this year to move more bikes. $8700 or so is much more acceptable than $12000.

[popkeeee]

how many does it cost?

[2ndfloormanager]

I bought mine in June this year. £5,500 all in, delivered to my door. I've had 1,100 trouble free miles and it's been great. When I get home I reverse it into my garage and plug it in to a timer that gives it 3 hour charging window in the early hours. It's even cheaper then. 20 pence for a full charge which gives me 50 miles on average.

[dimitrigregorieff]

i just test drove one of them. They are wonderful and the price was only $8,500.00. I will get one as soon as possible.

[cpgne]

Eventually, these types of vehicles will continue to offer better and better performance and price/value ratios. I can see a roof full of solar panels recharging cars and bikes about 10-15 years in the future. Say goodbye to gas. It's stinky, flammable, polluting and poisonous anyway.

[javiermad34]

Too expensive

[signsoflife7]

Yes! We're getting there.

The Vectrix is a good first try and for that alone should be applauded.

Downers:

It's quite misleading to give a range of 65 miles when that's at a constant 25 mph!!

And it's urban only - being 10 mph too slow for most expressways.

But, the bike's design is top draw, and it looks like it's well put together.

Well done.

I wish I had $11k.

[focovere]

I've ride the Vectrix 9000 km. I've paid no money for the energy to ride it. How much do you pay for the oil? I really don't care at range in urban enviroment! It suits perfect to me!

[focovere]

I 've ride also the vectrix on high ways at 100 km/h for over 40 km. It is enought on express ways!!

[Blueskyh2o]

Oil Industry will destroy us first. And no, we dont need the petrol as the main source of energy, and no, we will not stop transportation, and no, we will not starve. The problem is that some brains will block as they have been parking on obsolete all this time already. So brainwashing is still going by false but effective propaganda as long as they control and have your money to enslave you #

[focovere]

(I was on vac..)comment published!

[zaprider]

That's an amazing bike and a high quality video. If only it were to cost under $10K and have an extra 50km range...

[focovere]

by the end of 2008 there will be a version with lithium battery... more energy in the battery = Sure you'll get these + 50 km

[musico94u]

Song name：

1.Carpark North [Human]

2.Gorillaz [Feel Good Inc]

3.Gnarls Barkley [Crazy]

[AzoreanProud]

Lets destroy Petroil industry!?!

[focovere]

Everything is ruled by the supreme volume of energy that flowns from oil. Stop this flow, and in one month civilization as we know crumbles: no transport, no food, no electricity... nothing!

[AzoreanProud]

Yes youre correct it doesnt matter how diferent are the source of energy in the vecule because all of them will come from petroil. Like electricity, hydrogen(electrolise), compress air(compress machines)...

What we really need is an good alternative too petroil to produce energy.

[knightspy]

Vectrix is just leading the pack, soon all of the other big guys (honda, yamaha, kawasaki, suzuki) will all be offering electric cycles. It's the future, embrace it. -they already do! there made and sold in china (jap brands) china has over a 1000 independant makers of electiric bikes - i have some shipped to my house in the usa , i can get parts /what ever/ 3000watt scooters at 800$ new. will do over 50 mph, if your much over a grand the chinese will kill you on costs &production numbers

[signsoflife7]

Knightspy; The Jap Big 4 are in cahoots with BigOil. Why do you think **not one of them** have an EBike?? I'll eat my hat if they actually sell a single electric bike in the US.

[focovere]

you can start eating your hat.. The've truly sold more tahn one!

[Charles2337]

Amazing. I want one so bad.

[chuxpix]

Aside from the cutting edge, very high tech nature of this machine, give a major round of applause to the ad mavens that created this video. From a technical standpoint (camera, audio track, graphic inserts, tempo), it's about the best of its type that I've ever seen. It'll get your juices flowing (pun intended) and if you don't want a Vectrix after seeing this, it must be past your nap time. Turn your volume up REAL LOUD!!

[crazysunami]

yea what are the songs?

[5604753]

what are the musics?

[benorthup]

Vectrix is just leading the pack, soon all of the other big guys (honda, yamaha, kawasaki, suzuki) will all be offering electric cycles. It's the future, embrace it.

[geoffart]

well energy isnt free, but its alot easier to improve the emmisions and efficencey of one combustion engine that supplies energy to lots of electric motors (charging car/motorbike batteries from powerstation), than it is to imporve the emmissions and efficency of millions of cars and motorbike engines burining petrol (37% for petrol (rest is heat) and 90% effciencey for electric).

thats the idea. Best wolud be 100% renuable sources, but we're a way off at the moment. nuclear best option today.

[mattouli]

Excellent! finally a worthy electric bike, I'd by one if I could afford it... Strange noise (like the London underground...?) but you'd get used to that.

[Nichen]

lol dude, you know what? The noise is added for blind people. It's true.

[luigiduca]

Hi, I can only second focovere's enthusiastic comments: I commute 45km in Rome to go to work, mainly on the city "ring". It has sufficient speed to do the job. At work I re-charge and then back home.

[blueeyesjj]

This is what the world needs. Quality is what will sell the next generation of transportation. Electric has to simply be better for consumers to buy them with their hard earned money. I am very pleased to see the vectrix hit the market. This vehicle is stylish, fast, and practically maintenance free. I plan on buying one this summer!! When are we going to see this type of quality in an electric sedan?? I would be first in line to buy it.

[tyeet1]

супер хочу такой

[Nelly3188XGNaruto200]

We should swicth to eletric bikes and cars and even lawn mowers and stuff like that I'm going to invent a eletric lawn mower! lolz don't steal my idea jk

[jstack6]

there are already a lot of electric lawn mowers, I had one back in 1995 in upsatte ny.

They should list the price, range etc on the vetrix

[TheNewCodek]

15,600 AUD. We already have them now in Australia. Thats a pretty cheap scooter, might buy one myself

[luke9701]

lol i thought it was expensive, plus us aussies always get overcharged. Yeh it will be cheap in fuel but you could spend 12k on fuel very nicely lol.

I like the vectrix but i think it needs to be 9-10k before it is going to fly off shop floors.

[heroineworshipper]

Anyone who can afford living close enough to Silicon Valley to ride this to work can probably afford $10 gas.

[focovere]

the point is to avoid polluting 10.0000 usd in oil by using electricity...

[supremekingof]

ENERGY IS NOT FREE, and converting the energy from combustable to electric wastes more energy and causes more greenhouse gass then just sticking to a small energy efficient gas motor.

[focovere]

Well, that's a problem from your country, here in catalunya most of the energy com from nuclear plants. Although nuclear is not a good solution, it does not pollute the air with Co2, preventing climate change, our most immediate problem. On the other hand, producing electricity from coal is even more efficient tha burning gas into cylinders, because the combustion in a big plant is optimized to produce energy at peak efficiency

[sparrkyl]

i fully agree with you on that one. Here in the states we should be moving to a product like this. Im getting sick of my country spending trillions of dollars to fight others peoples fights, and only to be selfish, and greedy trying to obtain oil. Its makes me sick, because those trillions of dollars could have gone to wind, nuclear, and solar power developments to free us from our dependencies on crude oil.

[tribluered]

Great vid.

[Nichen]

I fuckin love this commercial :P

[focovere]

I fuckin love my vectrix. Test it!

[TimServo]

Nice vid! Looks like a very nice / efficient way to commute. Only problem - the video needs to have some contact info (a phone #, a web site, something) in case people are interested enough to buy one. Sexy video though.

[focovere]

you can contact at vectrix . com

[theinsane101]

nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JohnDeBunkTest]

Cool bike

[beercap007]

Whats the name of the second track in the video?

[cygnusixion]

That would be the song Feels Good by the animated music group Gorillaz, their videos are on youtube.

[ddfilm92]

hey guys i know all about this cuz my dad is one of like the five first engineers that created this about 8 years ago, when you search it in youtube you come up with like milan, poland, and a few other pl;aces in europe, my dad was at all those places

[waynebw]

Wow, I want one!

[focovere]

I've been ridding my vectrix over 1200 km since I bought it 2 months ago. It performs superb!

[antrey23]

Wonderful technology and execution! I wish Vectrix great success.

[karlo1975]

is it already available in US? how much? considering the gas price now this is really a cool piece of ride to and from work.

[focovere]

I don't know... it is now avaiable in my country, catalunya (Europe). Ask the USa dealers in the website. The cool thing is the way you feel driving: this machine comes from the kingdom of smoothness... Be careful, once you try a vectrix, you cannot live without it... I made this mistake....

[thinazzabird]

You "made this mistake?" We are starting to catch on to this you know.

[zaskarfilms]

Looks great. I will buy for sure when it has lithium batteries for a realistic 120 mile range and costs little more than an ordinary scoot - thats the big challenge. If major manufacturers wanted they could do it, shame they dont. Good luck to Vectrix.

[focovere]

If you don't buy vectrix now, it would be harder to improve range and performance, and drop prices. This is why I'm gonna buy it. With lithium polymer batteries you can achieve 210 mile range, but if you recharge during the night everyday, do you really need this range for daily commuting?

[FatJan]

cool looking scooter, I want one!

[focovere]

Vectrix is already in production! i'll get one within one week. Ask for Vectrix free test drive in the nearest vectrix dealer!

[reneir0492]

gas is still better,but kills the environment

[focovere]

Why is better? gas is noise, pollution, lack of acceleration, lack of torque, expensive to mantain, and wastes a lot of heat and energy. The only drawback of EVs are the batteries, but with new KOKAN lithium polymer batteries this disadvantage is completely solved. With this new batteries, Vectrix would be able to travel 350km without recharging, deliver 100.000w of pulse discharge, and deliver 65.000w of continuous discharge...

[reneir0492]

you may be kinda right but what if you run out of batteries somewhere,and where can i get these kinds of scooters electric my dad is planing to get one.

[EcoBikeUK]

nd what happens when the gas runs out?

[pavlikm85]

Next type will have fuel cell which will recharge the battery.

[niewiedertanken]

Yes lithium has better range, but no manufacturer will give a ten year warranty on them today.

I'd rather have my Vectrix NOW with proven NiMH technology, than with not-enough-tested batteries tomorrow or never.

Hope to get my Vectrix this spring as soon as I have my motorcycle license, can't wait... :-)

[JTravis1973]

For the kind of riding I'm doing every day this scoot has my full attention. Looks like I might have to make room for another pony in the barn!

[baldes]

I read a test they maded 60 km at full speed.

And i'm proud to see brembo and pirelli on this scooter the most important thing for security are italian ! ;)

[focovere]

I've been looking for this test without succes... where did you read it?

[baldes]

On an italian motorbike news paper.

[1sempreduro]

Is like a huge, huge, huge scooter or the rider in the video is a midget?? How much does it weight?? Is it true thas has a range of 40km at an avg speed of 80km.

[focovere]

It is a huge scooter, 200kg total weight, like a yamaha T-max. Range depends on speed, consider that the total storage in 90kg of hi-performance battery is equivalent to 0.6 liters of gas. Hi-efficiency makes possible to travel over 100km without recharging!