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Re: Tesla
It's ghastly. Tesla have been talking / leaking stuff about building a electric bike for several years.
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Re: Tesla
What a PoS. Did the budget run out before they got to the paddock stand?
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Re: Tesla
Looks well suited to hipsters - stupid handlebars, no mudguards, big gap under seat and unsuitable tyres
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Re: Tesla
As far as I can see, this has nothing to do with Tesla beyond having their name stuck on the side?
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Re: Tesla
It's computer graphics, nothing exists.Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 2022 3:30 pm Having just skim read the article, I get the impression it hasn't got a motor or battery
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First thing i noticed. Would a belt not be better on the environment. That is what the ugly thing is all about is it not?KungFooBob wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 2022 3:01 pm Chain drive, I thought Tesla has more imagination than that?
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No, it's not. It's a styling exercise, no moreFelix wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 2022 4:47 pmFirst thing i noticed. Would a belt not be better on the environment. That is what the ugly thing is all about is it not?KungFooBob wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 2022 3:01 pm Chain drive, I thought Tesla has more imagination than that?
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Re: Tesla
I would have thought they would have upped the game and put electric motors directly on the hub, chain drive seems a bit lazy.
Also with motors directly on the hub you could be looking at 2 wheel drive.....and I don't say that just because we'd be a step closer to Akira bikes
Also with motors directly on the hub you could be looking at 2 wheel drive.....and I don't say that just because we'd be a step closer to Akira bikes
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Re: Tesla
I'm excited by the electric stuff that will come along and I think that the Tesla engineers have done awesome stuff to bring the technology forward but I couldn't buy anything from Tesla as Elon is such a massive helmet.
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Re: Tesla
@Mr. Dazzle Have you said something before about gearing down (via chain) because of rev limits on the motors?
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Re: Tesla
Yeah....motors tend to be more efficient when they're smaller, lower torque, spinning faster. Generally you're going to see a trend towards faster, smaller motors. Car motors are sorta 10,000rpm now with the top spec ones being maybe 15,000rpm or a smidge more. Wheel speeds (car and bike) tend to max out at about 3000rpm and even that would be really fast.
That said...in wheel motors are also a thing. As with all this sorta topic, there's a big fat "it depends" attached to any statement.
That said...in wheel motors are also a thing. As with all this sorta topic, there's a big fat "it depends" attached to any statement.
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Re: Tesla
Yeah that too. Planetary gearboxes in the centre of the wheel usually. Like an old Sturmey Archer.
The reason you see it on scooters is simply down to power...a 5kW motor isn't very big. You can get a 50 or 150kW motor which fits inside a hub, but that's right out there ATM.