Seven Generational Ruminations

A hardcore "EV geek" with a green heart and passion for power and speed. Owner of the electric motorcycle ElectroCat and part of the KillaCycle racing team.

The "Tryckle" is a reverse trike design for those interested in an electric powered vehicle you can own and use today. They offer a conversion service where donor motorcycles are used to create the reverse trike vehicle. The basic system is a 72volt battery powered DC Sepex motor with regenerative braking and programable controller. It boasts energy consumption of 165 watts per mile at 40mph. Top speed is 50mph. The vehicle is equipped with an onboard charger and simple forward-neutral-reverse at the flip of a switch.

A straightforward conversion project to take a given electric motorcycle, and convert it to electric drive. The site includes all the design details and parts required to make an electric motorcycle.

The Enertia is due to begin delivery, being sold, during 2008. It is a small motorcycle powered by Valence LiFePO4 batteries and a 25kw electric motor.

A website about something or other which happens to have posted on it information and plans resulting from one guy having built an electric motorcycle.

The BBM is a purpose built motorcycle designed from the ground up to be an electric motorcycle. This allowed the designer to streamline the design in certain ways.

Coverage by Technology Review of how the new lithium battery packs are making it more feasible to build electric motorcycles.

A diary & tutorial of one persons electric motorcycle build.