On Sun, May 25, 2014 at 11:07 PM, Lawrence Rhodes via EV <[email protected]>wrote:
> I don't know if any of you have seen the iLean concept bike. It uses > bicycle cranks to make a leaning effect. I was thinking of doubling up the > rear wheels using 4 20 inch hub motors. 72v. 80mph top speed. 8 to 11 kw > battery pack. Aerodynamic body parts. It would be a 5 wheeled vehicle. I don't know if the iLean has progressed any farther than what's shown in the videos. It's a clever idea, but obviously simple enough for anyone to make at home. If you're looking for 80 mph top speed you need to think in terms of scooter/motorcycle components. It seems the M3E delivery trike already has that covered. I'm sure there are other examples out there too. I like the leaning concept over the C-1 Lit balancing concept. After a discussion with someone at Lit, I'm convinced no one, not even them, knows what the final product will act like. After some very confusing releases of info I asked directly if the C-1 would behave like a car (upright at all times) or a motorcycle (tilt). (I have seen no videos of a real C-1 leaning through a series of turns.) The response I got reveals that they have some very fundamental dynamics questions to answer, and they haven't fully grasped the magnitude of the problem they've bitten off. (Or if they have, they're keeping quiet about it to keep investors and buyers happy.) If (big IF) they release a production vehicle that tilts, expect it to feel alien to both motorcyclists and auto drivers and to come up short in its ability to deal with unusual circumstances. They are on very shaky ground technologically. I wish them luck and truly hope they prove me wrong, but I doubt it. Chris -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140526/2e82b396/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
