Killacycle
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The KillaCycle is an electrically powered motorcycle
purpose-built for drag racing
. It was built and is managed by a small motorworks team owned and run by Bill Dubé. For ten years until December 2010 it was the fastest electric motorcycle in the world.
In 2007 it achieved a certain amount of notoriety after a video of its inventor crashing into a minivan while attempting to perform a burn-out was widely circulated on the Internet.
Electric motorcycles and scooters
Electric motorcycles and scooters are vehicles with two or three wheels that use electric motors to attain locomotion. Electric motorcycles, as distinguished from scooters, do not have a step-through frame....
purpose-built for drag racing
Drag racing
Drag racing is a competition in which specially prepared automobiles or motorcycles compete two at a time to be the first to cross a set finish line, from a standing start, in a straight line, over a measured distance, most commonly a ¼-mile straight track....
. It was built and is managed by a small motorworks team owned and run by Bill Dubé. For ten years until December 2010 it was the fastest electric motorcycle in the world.
In 2007 it achieved a certain amount of notoriety after a video of its inventor crashing into a minivan while attempting to perform a burn-out was widely circulated on the Internet.
Technical specifications
- Weight: 281 kg (619 pounds)
- Battery pack : Lithium iron phosphate batteryLithium iron phosphate batteryThe lithium iron phosphate battery, also called LFP battery, is a type of rechargeable battery, specifically a lithium-ion battery, which uses LiFePO4 as a cathode material.-History:...
pack, made of 990 A123SystemsA123SystemsA123 Systems develops and manufactures advanced lithium-ion batteries and battery systems for the transportation, electric grid and commercial markets. The company has about 2,500 employees globally and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. Founded in 2001 by Dr. Yet-Ming Chiang, Dr...
M1 cells, combined voltage 374 voltVoltThe volt is the SI derived unit for electric potential, electric potential difference, and electromotive force. The volt is named in honor of the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta , who invented the voltaic pile, possibly the first chemical battery.- Definition :A single volt is defined as the...
, weighing 79.4 kg. Energy content 27 megajoule (the energy of 572ml of gasoline), rechargeable in 10 minutes. - Motors: Two Model L-91 6.7-inch DC motorDC motorA DC motor is an electric motor that runs on direct current electricity.-Brush:The brushed DC electric motor generates torque directly from DC power supplied to the motor by using internal commutation, stationary magnets , and rotating electrical magnets.Like all electric motors or generators,...
s, 2,000 ampereAmpereThe ampere , often shortened to amp, is the SI unit of electric current and is one of the seven SI base units. It is named after André-Marie Ampère , French mathematician and physicist, considered the father of electrodynamics...
each, switchable between series and parallel connection, giving 2,000 foot-poundsPound-foot (torque)A pound-foot is a unit of torque . One pound-foot is the torque created by one pound force acting at a perpendicular distance of one foot from a pivot point....
of torque on the back wheel.
Performance figures
- Power: 260 kW (350 horsepowerHorsepowerHorsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the...
) - 0-60 mph: 0.97 secondSecondThe second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock....
s - 1/4 mile: 7.89 seconds @ 270.36 km/h (168.00 mph)
- Top speed: 274 kilometres per hour (170.3 mph)
- The bike uses 2.12 megajoules (0.59 kWh), or roughly 7 cents worth of electricity on a run down a quarter-mile drag strip, which is the same amount of energy stored in 65 mMilliMilli is a prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one thousandth . Adopted in 1795, the prefix comes from the Latin mille, meaning one thousand ....
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of gasoline.