Vectrix Electric Super Bike is claimed to be the world’s first electric superbike. The original bike design was developed internally in a way to capture the experience of electric vehicle design. The company claims that this bike can come up with the top speed of 200km/h and has enough battery life for 20 flat-out laps of the Vallelunga circuit in Italy. The main strategy behind this concept is that it does not have any unnecessary parts such as exhaust, engine and fuel system. This futuristic looking bike will definitely provide you style, personality and speed.
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After the popularity of three-wheelers is rising, started by Piaggio MP3, Gilero Fuoco and Vectrix, a French scooter importer Sidam try to enter the market by building another type of three-wheel scooter. But this time, instead of putting two wheels at the front, they decided to put the two wheels at the rear of the vehicle. Kinda remind me of Thai Tuk Tuk, but Xnovo concept is somehow some crossover between a minivan and Thai Tuk Tuk.
The design sketches seem to suggest that both rear wheels will be belt driven in the 500cc Piaggio-engined petrol version – although hybrid and fully electric versions are also on the cards, the latter featuring twin electric motors, one in each wheel hub. The luggage angle is definately a big part of the concept fot Sidam.
We’ll wait to learn more as the Xnovo moves towards a launch date rumoured to be late 2008. Price is expected to be around ?8000 for the 500cc model.
via thebikergene
