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232 HP electric superbike to race gasoline motorcycles
On January 9, 2011, history will be made as an electric superbike races directly against gasoline-powered motorcycles for the first time in modern road racing. Chip Yates will be campaigning his 232bhp SWIGZ.com Pro Racing superbike in the WERA Heavyweight Twins class at California’s Auto Club speedway, competing head-to-head with with bikes like the Ducati 1198 and KTM RC8. Chip is making thi...
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09 December 2010
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That's a lot of batteries
But they only add up to 11.5kWh of capacity, meaning the LiFePO4 Lithium-Ion batteries aren't achieving great power density. The Swigz Pro Racing Electric Superbike is going to need that capacity too if it's going to use all its 194bhp and 295lb/ft (peak) during the 25-ish miles of lapping Infineon next weekend; a Kinetic Energy Recovery System will help. >Based on a GSX-R750, Chip Yates' bike...
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07 May 2010
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