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Which university is researching electric bike/scooter technology?

CliveS
Motorcycle News latest edition states that Honda,  Yamaha, Suzuki and Kawasaki are jointly developing new battery packs for bikes but where is the British version being developed??  England used to lead the world in technical development and specification.

 Which university will take up this challenge????   We need to specify which type of motor AC or DC brushed or unbrushed is most reliable, then find the most economic variable speed control and finally specify the battery size, shape and connector. [ which Japan is about to take the lead.]

I am convinced that the government would help universities fund such a research project which could spin off into new manufacturing opportunities and employment for thousands of people.
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    Hello Deborah-Claire,


    it was nice to read the mention of TTZero and the MotoE competition. Speaking as an alumnus of one of these projects, they are well worth keeping an eye on and IET, please keep supporting them!


     
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie:

    Further to earlier responses, I'd just like to remind community members of some 'Are Electric Bikes better than Petrol'? videos that the ARTS TN filmed at Silverstone at an electric motorcycle championship that they've supported over the last few years.  The links to the various videos can be found here   Several university teams also built bikes that raced in this series as well as the TT Zero championship on the IoM.




    The all-electric motorcycles designed, manufactured and raced by these UK university teams earned podiums at the TT, second (and not far off) to the full-factory Mugen Shinden project, which is an amazing bit of full-factory kit built by a large, expert and well funded team from Japan.


    UK universities already have developed world-class good electric motorcycle designs, I'm sure if a UK wanted to license the designs from the universities which are involved then there would be interest from the University side! Attached is a picture of just a few of these designs.

    TTZero bikes.jpg


    These kind of hands-on projects are very motivating for young engineers of all backgrounds, especially to keep them in engineering after their degrees rather than being snapped up by a range of other industries.


    Hoping for the return of the TTZero competition in 2022, though this might be in a way which "grass-roots" low-budget teams can no longer keep up with, which would be a great shame (though a new, innovative class could be introduced for the innovative students of universities to cut their teeth on, which would be exciting).


    All the best,


    Joe


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    Hello Deborah-Claire,


    it was nice to read the mention of TTZero and the MotoE competition. Speaking as an alumnus of one of these projects, they are well worth keeping an eye on and IET, please keep supporting them!


     
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie:

    Further to earlier responses, I'd just like to remind community members of some 'Are Electric Bikes better than Petrol'? videos that the ARTS TN filmed at Silverstone at an electric motorcycle championship that they've supported over the last few years.  The links to the various videos can be found here   Several university teams also built bikes that raced in this series as well as the TT Zero championship on the IoM.




    The all-electric motorcycles designed, manufactured and raced by these UK university teams earned podiums at the TT, second (and not far off) to the full-factory Mugen Shinden project, which is an amazing bit of full-factory kit built by a large, expert and well funded team from Japan.


    UK universities already have developed world-class good electric motorcycle designs, I'm sure if a UK wanted to license the designs from the universities which are involved then there would be interest from the University side! Attached is a picture of just a few of these designs.

    TTZero bikes.jpg


    These kind of hands-on projects are very motivating for young engineers of all backgrounds, especially to keep them in engineering after their degrees rather than being snapped up by a range of other industries.


    Hoping for the return of the TTZero competition in 2022, though this might be in a way which "grass-roots" low-budget teams can no longer keep up with, which would be a great shame (though a new, innovative class could be introduced for the innovative students of universities to cut their teeth on, which would be exciting).


    All the best,


    Joe


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