Vectrix

A few snippits from a run on the Vectrix

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Vectrix
• Electric
• high
• performance
• fast
• speed
• bike
• motorbike
• scooter

[AndY1ksi]

Well, I got one a month ago and I'm very satisfied :-) I've driven 1000+km in 3 weeks.

It's fall here and winter is coming, so I had to pack it in the garage, but I can't wait to get out on the road with the Vectrix again.

Buy this maxi-scooter! You won't regret it!

[ThwartedEfforts]

Looked like a real hoot, though your filtering through slow traffic in town makes me wonder if you nicked it and/or are 12

[AndY1ksi]

I know I'm getting Vectrix as soon as they make a version with a LiPo battery pack. I'd even pay more for a LiPo version, just offer me a LiPo model. If I pay premium, I expect to get premium and I'm prepared to pay extra for the best possible.

I know what LiPo batteries offer; I fly electric RC helicopters. You can check my videos.

LiPo batteries are much lighter than NiMH and store more capacity than NiMH. LiPo batteries have better energy density than NiMH. But they are more expensive.

[geoffart]

anyway, if I had money free, and I could afford two modes of transport at once, I wolud definutly buy the vectrix, because it looks like a great machine, and I know its a great machine from what I've heard and the parts they've used and the performance I've seen.

[geoffart]

also, take into account the massive inifficency of a combustion engine (around 33% efficent?), your wasting most of that potential power running down your fuel pipes when you drive/ride with a combustion engine.

Having said that, with a CG125/YBR125, you fill the tank for £12 and it does, at best, 120miles to gallon, or 250miles they say. which will see car drivers feeling the fuel prices before such a biker.

will still pay lots more for a electic vehicle that would get me from A to B

[geoffart]

I know what your saying about batteries vs petrol, but with hyrogen fuel -thats not strictly true, as because h2 has greater energy than petrol per unit kg, and thats electric. The fuel cell will be with us soon'ish, just five yrs.

You have to buy things for the use they are to you, its not enough to buy something and say "I can deal with its limitations", if its limitations make it not perform the task you need it for. If you needed to ride down the motorway every day for 1/2 hr for example.

[focovere]

hi!keep in mind that one litre of diesel contains 10700wh.When you refill your car's gas tank,you feed inside the car 500000 watts of power.80kg of vectrix's battery holds only 3700 watts.The lithium version will hold 7500 watts.Without gas,you'll NEVER experience"range"again.The sooner you deal with reality,the easier it will be for you to swich to electric.You can chooose not to drive electric,and someday you'll have to deal with oil scarcity.Recharging planification can enchance range

[geoffart]

cheers for the link focovere.

Isnt it saying this (sports version) bike has a 70mile range thuogh? Needs more range for me.

truth be told, I'm happy if vectrix does 62, and I have cars passing me, if only I could get enough range out of it to make it a practicle way to get from A to B (and back).

maybe they'll put the milano battery in the current vectrix, and we'll see 120miles range?

In that case, I'd buy. but needs more recharge bays soon. 7K is quite an investment in a bike.

[geoffart]

I know where your coming from, as you are looking at the whole world situation.

In the UK there has very recently been a massive drive, and we are actually building lots and lots of nuclear power stations. This has been deemed viable for the longterm supply of energy, so the investment has been made.

Massive funds have been put in to achive this drive. There has been a comitment that in the next 20 years we'll be nuclear here. Apparently we have large supplies of plutonium left.

[focovere]

On the other hand, vectrix has broken its partnership with the battery dealer, and it is testing lithium upgrade: the battery will contain twice storage capacity. Check the new prototype googling "vectrix superbike milano"

I can assume that the battery upgrade is very real.