2012 Production Empulse specs are...

[ElectRick]

The term "ton up" itself got popular with the cafe racers in the 60's in Britain.

[ttxgpfan]

Now they just call it 3rd gear.

[machone]

Interesting stuff with respect to your Zero experiences. If I'd be forced to guess after my test ride I would have said 0-60 in around 8 secs which sounds like a good guess now.

The video gave me hope for a really good 0-60 time. I'm going to guess at around 4secs, say 4.3 for ordinary people and 3.9 for an expert.

More worried about the price but more excited about the bike!

[craigq]

Its not just three digits guys, Its "the ton".

Sorry for the O/T: Up here in Ontario it's called automatic roadside vehicle impoundment for 7 days, minimum $2,000 fine, and automatic driver's license suspension for 7 days, with no right of appeal on the license suspension or vehicle impoundment. These are the results of getting tagged at 50 km/h over the posted speed limit (or "doing the ton").  

EDIT: Of course it goes without saying that all of this is moot for a race environment...

[protomech]

Here's a parameterized model for Empulse R power requirements based on a bunch of assumptions.

In this model, 110 mph takes about 38 kW to overcome drag. So you could probably kiss that for a bit with the right gears .. maybe a bit more with a full tuck. Constant power is limited, if not by the motor, then by the motorcontroller (sevcon gen 4 limited to 270 A after 2 minutes, which should put motor output around 27 kW and top sustained speed around 95-100 mph).

[Brammofan]

Its not just three digits guys, Its "the ton".

Sorry for the O/T: Up here in Ontario it's called automatic roadside vehicle impoundment for 7 days,...

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[Deadly Silent Ninja]

5280, thats Denver, also my stomping ground. That is a good point about the altitude hit ICE vehicles take. One more advantage to going electric here... not to mention the healthy tax break. BTW, has anyone heard anything new about the federal tax break making a comeback for 2 wheeled EVs? Brammo said they were working on this too.

Has anyone got an answer to the tax break question? I'm also curious about that. Any buck I can get to help me get this bike will help.

[Richard230]

As far as I know, the Federal tax rebate for motorcycles is dead. I don't see the cost-cutting House approving any incentives for buying an electric motorcycle. Nor do I think that Brammo and Zero could possibly come up with enough cash to buy a Congressman to push the idea to reinstate the rebate. Now if H-D was making electric motorcycles, things might be different.