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reprintThe KillaCycle, the world’s fastest electric vehicle and the official world record holder in the ¼ mile drag, has broke the world record again using lithium-ion batteries from A123Systems.
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: 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.
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.
“The improvements we’ve made to the bike in the past three months paid off and we improved our time by over 0.6 seconds, a huge performance increase in such a short time. With these batteries, we know that we will be able to continue to improve our performance and establish new records,” explained Bill Dubé, designer, builder and owner of The KillaCycle.
A123Systems' cells are next-generation automotive class lithium-ion batteries. With a unique, chemistry, these batteries provide high performance and abuse-tolerance unmatched by any other lithium-ion battery chemistry, said the company.
Comments
Too much power?
Submitted on April 5th, 2007 by InterestedReaderI'm a bike nut, but dare I say that this one might have TOO MUCH power?
With the crazy amounts of torque available from electric vehicles, hopefully manufacturers won't all unleash unfettered new levels of power on the common man.
I've already seen so many young kids become unwilling organ donors in the hills above Silicon Valley on their Ducatis.
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Submitted on April 5th, 2007 by InterestedReaderI am very interested to find out more about your Lithium-ion battery for our battery-based air conditioning system.
We are manufacturer of battery-based refrigeration systems.
great batteries!
Submitted on April 13th, 2007 by InterestedReaderI have used these batteries in my radio controlled electric airplanes and they are truly amazing!
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