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Ebike Hub Motor with Integrated 3-Speed

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Ebike Hub Motor with Integrated 3-Speed


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FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany – At Eurobike in September, the Canadian company BionX, which is a spin of company of auto parts giant Magna International that took over car maker Opel in Germany earlier this week, presented its BionX PL250HT motor with integrated SRAM 3-speed gear hub.

Their press release said: “With the use of e-Bikes and pedelecs growing rapidly in cities and the demand for a ‘care-free’ product adapted for personal and rental use increasing, BionX gave its two R&D Teams based in Canada and Austria the task of developing the ultimate care-free product that uses both BionX technology and a new SRAM 3 speeds hub.

“The fusion of BionX’s new SinDrive technology motor and the SRAM hub has created a high performance rear propulsion system that is silent, smooth, easy to use, and perfect for anyone who wants to ride without having to adjust, clean and lubricate external gears.

“We developed this product to target individual commuters, large cities rental programs, communities and business use like postal and police services, in using our proven BionX technology. We were looking at the ideal partner to launch it together with us and naturally opted for Trek thanks to their in depth involvement with BionX in their European and more recently North American ‘powered by BionX’ pedelec programs, together with our common wishes to build the ultimate care free products in using a rear propulsion system, dedicated for city users.”

See the complete article at Bike Europe.

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Halfords Now Stocks Urban Mover Electric Bikes

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Halfords Now Stocks Urban Mover Electric Bikes


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London, England — Halfords has  reached an agreement with Urban Mover to be the exclusive online retailers of the Urban Mover range of electric bicycles.  They will be sold at Halfords.com. The range will still be stocked at IBDs in the UK, however.

The full range will be available online, including the £769.99 UM44L – the cheapest in the range.

TheUM26S Premium Folding Electric Bike, available for £929.99,  features five-speed Sturmey Archer hub gears, full suspension and an advanced Dahon folding mechanism, making the bike a perfect solution for inner city commuting or those with limited storage space.

The top bike in the range is at £1149.99 with the UM44S Hybrid. This model provides 40 miles from a single charge to the Panasonic Lithium battery.

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California Hosts Electric Motocross Race

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California Hosts Electric Motocross Race


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The world’s first all-electric 24-hour endurance motocross race  will be held held in California on April 4, 2009

This is just one in a long line of upcoming “zero emissions events.” For example the world is looking for ward to the zero-emissions TT Grand Prix on the Isle of Man in June.

Off-road specialists Zero Motorcycles are gearing up for the race, which will be held at San Jose’s 408MX Motocross Track. Since this is the first time for such a race, a lot of world records will be set.  Ah, but how long will they last?

Zero’s own ‘X’ – a 150-pound, 23hp, 50 ft-lbs motocrosser with an advanced lithium battery pack that can deliver up to 2 hours of power will be featured. The bike costs USD$7,750 shipped to your door, and additional battery packs, which charge in less than 2 hours, are just under USD$3,000.

It’s a little more expensive than a regular gasoline-powered 250, but then it basically requires no servicing, and can be upgraded with new batteries and software any time they become available. It’s also virtually silent.

Source: Gizmag.com

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Mission One – Fastest Electric Bike

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Mission One – Fastest Electric Bike


Mission Motors, based in San Francisco. claims that the Mission One will have a top speed of 241km/h and a range of 240km.

After only a  two hour charge, however, tits lithium-ion battery is good for another 240km.  That’s pretty good!

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The combustion engine has a raditional bell-shaped torque curve.  The electric motor which will power the Mission One will have a  linear supply of torque, which will translate to speedier performance. Since there are no gears to change, accelleration will be very, very quick.

Industrial designer Yves Behar is responsible for the sleek lines of this wicked looking machine.

If you’d like to get in your pre-order, place them  here.

The bike cost $68,995 (akmost R700 000).

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