paolo de giusti: electric bike concept

Whoa! Wicked looking bike. I'd ride it.

Dan   07.16.10

I like this concept alot. But why does it have to look like a standard combustion engine bike.

steve   07.16.10

awesome. looks like something batman would ride!

aah   07.16.10

Tre sexy!

Steve   07.16.10

I want to watch a demo... looks pretty awesome.

Myhsel   07.16.10

What's up with the single arm fork in the front, and a dual fork swing arm in the back?

Felix   07.16.10

@Felix - I noticed that too. I don't see a chain or shaft running to the back wheel, so I assumed the motor was integrated into the bug (due to battery size), suspect a two-sided arm was necessary to compensate for the big torque and heavy unsprung weight.

Dan   07.16.10

Fantastic job, I want one...

G.Opie   07.16.10

I don't really know how to express it but there's something about the concept of interchangeable batteries that doesn't click with me.

If it were exchangeable gas tanks for example the blue rhino propane gas tanks that you could exchange at your local supermarket once you used up yours than that's fine.

yo ho, Yo Ho   07.17.10

Hi guys! thanks Designboom for this article !
I give you some additional information to better understand the project.

Here you can see an automatic station robot, is used to change and recharge standard batteries.

http://www.muee.eu/PAOLO%20DE%20GIUSTI%20DESIGN/automatic%20supply%20station.jpg

@yo ho, Yo Ho
In many states use Gas for the motorcycles is prohibited.
But the concept is really different, for gas tanks there are complicated safety procedure .
Changing the standard battery you haven't to wait hours to charge, and any improvement in battery technology,is then transmitted to the vehicle, the product never becomes obsolete.
A standard production optimizes the cost of research and production, and then into a service station for each battery returned will be given a charged one, there are no trucks that carry fresh batteries around on the roads. Bbatteries are recharged into stations, and electricity is carried by wires. While your Gasoline and gas will probably come from another continent.

p.s.
I had an old Gas truck , and I fill with the domestic gas (cylinders of 25kg), using an old hand pump designed to supply the public Buses. The domestic gas is dirt poor quality.
This procedure is of course illegal, many states receive a lot of money from fuel taxes, and energy used for transport must always be separated from domestic one, especially for tax reasons.
This is why with a system of Shared Battery , a state could control energy for transport, separating it from the Home energy, I don't say that's right, but actually this is the situation.

@Dan
@Felix
Yes, there are two engines, a big engine in the rear wheel, and a small front engine, which integrates traction and also takes care of recovering energy during braking.
The rear engine is very large and a double swing arm is necessary.

@steve
@aah

mm,I do not think that this is similar to a traditional motorcycle.
But this concept comes from a Diesel concept decidedly less ecofriendly, and so original

http://www.muee.eu/PAOLO 20GIUSTI% 20DE%%% 20DESIGN/De 20Giusti 20Guzzi%% 20900% 20SD% 20n5l.jpg

Batman would like this;)

Iperpaolo   07.17.10

Oh, I forgot to introduce myself :D

Paolo De Giusti

Iperpaolo   07.17.10

I think there is a lot of hope for this, keep going, go ahead!

charles   07.18.10