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MotoCzysz E1pc 
Mark Miller – Team MotoCzysz E1pc;- TT Zero 2nd practice session for the 2010 Isle of Man TT Races 7 June 2010.Manufacturer MotoCzysz Also called E1pc Predecessor c1 Class electric motorcycle The MotoCzysz E1pc is the American motorcycle manufacturer MotoCzysz's electric motorcycle that won the 2010 TT Zero electric motorcycle race at the Isle of Man TT competition breaking the previous speed record.[1]
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History and development
Michael Czysz said in an interview on the history of this electric motorcycle:[2]
"In less than five months we took a suggestion and turned it into a motorcycle. "A motorcycle that is unlike anything I have ever ridden. No gas, no oil, no clutch, no need to even warm up the engine – no engine. "Gone is the age-old ritual of rhythmical throttle blips that can audible seduce a motorcyclist into a pre-ride trance – now your bike waits for you. Enter what may be the next big thing in motorcycles; invisible, nearly silent and magically linear power."
As of August 2010[update], the MotoCzysz team for the TTXGP is listed on the eGrandPrix website as:[3]
- Michael Czysz: Technical Director & Designer
- Adrian Hawkins: Lead Engineer
- Marty Schmitz: Machinist
- Terry Czysz: Mechanic
- Levi Patton: Engineer
- Josh Gedlick: Modeler
with assistance from:
- Heath Knapp: Fabricator
- Loni Hull: Electrical Technician
- Andrea Pretzler: Surface Modeler
- Seth McBlair: Body Work / Paint
Technical
The MotoCzysz E1pc is described as having "10 times the battery capacity of a Toyota Prius and 2.5 times the torque of a Ducati 1198 [in] a package that looks like something out of a 24th-century Thunderdome."[4] The E1pc is powered by "10 individual lithium polymer cells that each weigh 19.5 Lbs 12.5 kWh" and operates close to the maximum allowable 500 volts system. The motive force is provided by a "DC internal permanent magnet motor [called] 'D1g1tal Dr1ve' [and is] small enough to hide within the swingarm beneath the rear shock." The motor is oil-cooled developing 100 HP and 250 Lb-Ft of torque, continuously.[4]
Racing
On June 10, 2010, US racer Mark Miller won the TT Zero race on a 37.773 mile mountain course riding a redesigned E1pc[4] with a time of 23 minutes 22.89 seconds and an average speed of 96.820 mph.[1] Beyond the electric motorcycle technical accomplishment, this is "the first time an American-made bike has won a race at the Isle of Man since Indian debuted a two-speed gearbox in 1911 and only the second time an American rider has finished first there."[1]
The previous year, in June 2009, Mark Miller rode an earlier design of the bike[5] on the 37.733-mile (60.725 km) course of the TTXGP on the Isle of Man.[6] The 2009-model Motoczysz E1pc did not finish the race.[7]
See also
- Electric motorcycle
- MotoCzysz
References
- ^ a b c MotoCzysz Wins TT Zero, Sets New Electric Speed Record, Popular Science, 2010-06-11, http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2010-06/motoczysz-wins-tt-zero-sets-new-electric-speed-record, retrieved 2010-06-14
- ^ Exclusive photo: finished MotoCzysz E1pc revealed, claiming V-MAX-beating acceleration, Motorcycle News, 4 June 2009, http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/New-bikes/2009/June/jun0409-E1pc-exclusive-picture/, retrieved 2010-06-20
- ^ Team MotoCzysz, TTXGP official website, 2010, http://www.egrandprix.com/teams.php?team=2, retrieved 2010-08-01
- ^ a b c The Inside Story of the MotoCzysz E1pc, the World's Most Advanced Electric Motorcycle, Popular Science, 2010-06-09, http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2010-06/inside-story-motoczysz-e1pc-worlds-most-advanced-electric-motorcycle, retrieved 2010-06-14
- ^ TTXGP - The eGrand Prix Isle of Man page 15 Copyright © 2009 TTXGP Ltd
- ^ TT News 2009 Issue 2 page 3 (Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd - Johnston Press Publishing), 9th June 2009, ISSN 1471-7905
- ^ "Final Results of TTXGP: Isle of Man June 12th 2009". TTXGP.com. June 13, 2009. http://blog.ttxgp.com/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=64&blogId=1. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
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