KillaCycle 7.82 @168 MPH !!!!!!!!

The KillaCycle, riden by Scott Pollacheck, made drag racing history at the AHDRA race at Pomona on Nov 10th, 2007. This is the first time in history that an electric-powered vehicle has made a 7 second pass in the 1/4 mile. The A123 Systems Nanoposphate batteries are changing the entire landscape for electric vehicles, and battery-powered devices in general.

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• a123
• racing

[lutach]

Nice. The bike could be faster though.

[killacycle]

Speed costs. Write the check and we will get the rest of the bike to catch up with the batteries.

[panzerkw]

They are the ones pushing the envelope and setting records, they obviously know what they are doing, if you bookworms out than can beat them, walk the walk, not talk the talk.

[sweetgyy]

wow that's great! advanced battery technology so that way we can be more retarded and wasteful . bravo!

[toilit]

Eco dragster! with zero emissions!except for burning rubber! nice one! i am impressed!

[normellow]

Killacycle is God!!

[gentoodaemon]

I agree with EETechs. DC series wound motors produce massive amounts of torque at 0 and low rpms. They are favorites when it comes to moving heavy inertial loads. But in modern transportation AC motors have caught up due to advancements in high power semiconductors (insulated gate bipolar transistors) and variable frequency drives/inverters.

[Dante1969]

An electric engine has a monster torque.

I read of a car with 90 kgm ( 900 nm) or similar

[tsport100]

I have private messages blocked, you'll have to answer in public.

[gerfriedc]

just a quick benchmark - how man Nm per kg you have guys- I think 7,5 is the best value we may find amongst hub motors...

[gerfriedc]

more literature citations? Chikkam- PERFORMANCE OF DISC BRUSHLESS DC

MOTOR APPLIED AS GEARLESS DRIVE FOR

WHEELCHAIR - quite advanced toroidal axial design- I guess power per weight ist they key issue and best would be to burn the motor at the end of the run....

[lutach]

So why don't we see more of this Series-wound DC motors in trains, ships and other heavy duty machines. The US Goverment knows something about 3 phase Induction motors (or 3 phase brushless motor as some might call them) as some of their most sophisticated war machines use them. My guess is that book is outdated and you need some knew information on the subject. I'm sorry but the motors used in the Killacycle is just outdated.