From 0 to 60 MPH in Under 1.5 Seconds, KillaCycle Sets New World Speed Record with A123Systems; Company's Lithium-Ion Batteries Help Achieve The World's Fastest Electric Powered Quarter Mile
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Watertown, Mass. – April 5, 2007 - A123Systems today announced that The KillaCycle, the world’s quickest electric motorcycle and the official world record holder in the ¼ mile drag, broke the world record again using its lithium-ion batteries. The official record for any electric vehicle worldwide in the ¼ mile is set now at an elapsed time of 8.16 seconds. Further, The KillaCycle holds the top speed record for the ¼ mile, at a blistering 156mph.
Powered by 990 A123Systems Nanophosphate™ cells, The KillaCycle set the new world record for the fourth time in two days at the All Harley Drag Racing Association (AHDRA) event at the Firebird Speedway in Chandler, AZ on Saturday, March 31, 2007. Weighing just over 165 pounds, the A123Systems battery pack delivers over 350 horse power to the motorcycle drivetrain and holds 7.5 kWh of energy. With the A123Systems battery pack, The KillaCycle goes from 0 to 60mph in under 1.5 seconds.
anyone know what the gas bike fastest quatre mile and 0-60mph times are? How far is electric away from beating gas?
Somebody that commented on the article at this site:
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/04/electric_motorc.php
claims the gas-powered motor cycle record for a quarter mile is 6.911 seconds and that the top speed is 211 mph.
thanks Aerorider. less than 1.5 seconds away then.
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