Cars That Think
MARCH 30, 2023
Lightning Motorcycles is already known for record-setting speeds. In 2011, the company’s LS-218 SuperBike set a landspeed record for production electric motorcycles at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, with a 347.55 Lightning Motorcycles “Costs are becoming competitive, so the last big issues are range and charge time,” Hatfield says.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 4, 2021
Hydrogen is not currently an option for small vehicles such as electric scooters and motorcycles, since the pressure surge during refilling would be too great. This means that POWERPASTE can offers a range comparable to—or even greater than—gasoline. POWERPASTE, on the other hand, the researchers suggest, would be ideal.
Cars That Think
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
best known for its motorcycles and motorboats, is now looking to expand into this growing marketplace, too. By comparison, the International Energy Agency says there are now about 26 million electric cars on the world’s roads. The Japanese conglomerate Yamaha Motor Co., billion industry in 2022.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 2, 2012
The team evaluated five vehicle types (gasoline and diesel cars, diesel buses, e-bikes, e-cars) and considered how environmental impacts varied depending on the emission location. The team found that using concentration rather than intake is suboptimal for health comparisons. bus: 50, motorcycle: 1, e-bike: 1. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 24, 2012
Comparison of ISFC (@42.9 Pinnacle Engines’ 110cc production-intent prototype packaged for a motorcycle application. Compression ratio was set at 15:1, and the fuel used was 87 octane gasoline. For a comparison engine, Pinnacle used a 200 cc, conventional two-valve, air-cooled, carbureted model. Source: Pinnacle.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
Comparison of brake thermal efficiency and specific fuel consumption at rated power (ICOMIA Mode 5), hydrogen vs. gasoline engines. Such an engine could provide a cost-effective solution for small recreational vehicle- and motorcycle applications. Oh and Plante. Click to enlarge. —Oh and Plante. g/kWh with a 3.3%
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 13, 2013
The study does not address engines that EPA has not approved for use with E15, such as pre-2001 cars, marine, snowmobile, motorcycle, and small non-road engines. The data presented in these studies did not show any evidence of deterioration in engine durability or maintenance issues for E15 (or E20) in comparison to E0 and E10 (when tested).
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