Battery
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Evoke Motorcycles is TESTING new fast charging MODULAR batteries. ZERO to 80% CHARGE in 15 MINUTES.
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Beijing-based Evoke Motorcycles has just announced that it’s testing a new, second generation modular battery for its electric motorcycles. The new batteries are designed to allow for ultra-fast charging – and Evoke claims that they can be recharged from 0-80% in just 15 minutes. Evoke’s current generation batteries can be recharged using a wall charger in…
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Yamaha joins forces with Gogoro. Investing in battery exchange system for electric scooters.
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Yamaha has just partnered up with Gogoro – to further develop its electric scooter technology. Gorgoro has been producing electric scooters since 2015 – and currently operates a battery replacement system in Taiwan. The charging stations contain charged batteries, which Gogoro riders can exchange on a few simple steps. At the minute, there are around…
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SAVE SOME CASH: 25% OFF with BC Battery Controllers
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We’ve teamed up with BC Battery Controllers to offer awesome discounts across its entire range. You’ve only got until the end of May to take advantage of this brilliant offer though – so you need to act fast. If you’ve not heard of BC Battery Controllers before – that’s because the Italian brand is fairly…
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Zero Motorcycles offer buy-back due to risk of ‘thermal events’
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If you bought a Zero electric motorcycle back in 2012, you need to get in touch with your dealer as there’s a risk it might cause a ‘thermal event’. Don’t worry though, they’re offering to buy it back, or trade it in for a newer model. Zero Motorcycles is reporting a possible defect with the…
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Treat your battery right with the Optimate 4-1A Dual Program V3!
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This is a really cool little gadget from Optimate, which works to diagnose, recover, charge, test and maintain your motorcycle battery all year round. The Optimate 4-1A Dual Program charger has been updated for 2017 (they’re onto the third incarnation!), offering more efficient power circuitry, a 1 Amp charge current and refined software control.…
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The lithium motorcycle battery | Technology explained
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John Milbank takes a look at the lithium motorcycle battery to find out how well it really works… For racers, weight is critical. Every part of a motorcycle that can be made lighter will be machined, trimmed and shaved in order to eek out those critical fractions of a second. Traditional lead acid batteries are very heavy,…
