Comments on: Electric Buddy? http://2strokebuzz.com/2008/04/14/electric-buddy Too fancy for Hoboken and too hot for church. Sat, 19 May 2012 03:44:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Those Darn McCabes http://2strokebuzz.com/2008/04/14/electric-buddy/comment-page-1#comment-5667 Those Darn McCabes Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:57:14 +0000 http://2strokebuzz.com/index.php/?p=4054#comment-5667 Sweet! It could be like a Rokon 2X2. The front looks very similar to many Chinese hub-mounted scooter drive motors, except it's on the front instead of the rear. Many of the mainland Chinese scooters (if you adjust your expectations appropriately for an electric vehicle) are getting close to being real. Performance-wise they are there just about there: 35+ mph with a 16 mile or so range. Unfortunately they still fail with quality issues. Maybe a Taiwanese Buddy will pull it off? The Taiwanese brand EVTs (still improrted to the US) were supposed to be decent but they didn't have adaquate (as above) speed or range. Dave Sweet! It could be like a Rokon 2X2. The front looks very similar to many Chinese hub-mounted scooter drive motors, except it’s on the front instead of the rear.

Many of the mainland Chinese scooters (if you adjust your expectations appropriately for an electric vehicle) are getting close to being real. Performance-wise they are there just about there: 35+ mph with a 16 mile or so range. Unfortunately they still fail with quality issues. Maybe a Taiwanese Buddy will pull it off? The Taiwanese brand EVTs (still improrted to the US) were supposed to be decent but they didn’t have adaquate (as above) speed or range.

Dave

]]> By: Brooke http://2strokebuzz.com/2008/04/14/electric-buddy/comment-page-1#comment-5658 Brooke Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:26:29 +0000 http://2strokebuzz.com/index.php/?p=4054#comment-5658 I was thinking the same thing. Maybe it's a regenerative braking design, or just a hint at that it could be. I'd really like to try 2 wheel drive. With the motor wheel of the EVT electric scooters I don't see why you couldn't do it. Or maybe even a 3 wheel drive MP3-like machine! I was thinking the same thing. Maybe it’s a regenerative braking design, or just a hint at that it could be. I’d really like to try 2 wheel drive. With the motor wheel of the EVT electric scooters I don’t see why you couldn’t do it. Or maybe even a 3 wheel drive MP3-like machine!

]]> By: stephen http://2strokebuzz.com/2008/04/14/electric-buddy/comment-page-1#comment-5656 stephen Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:41:52 +0000 http://2strokebuzz.com/index.php/?p=4054#comment-5656 Is there a motor on the front wheel too? Because that isn't the typical speedo cable. Is there a motor on the front wheel too? Because that isn’t the typical speedo cable.

]]> By: Brooke http://2strokebuzz.com/2008/04/14/electric-buddy/comment-page-1#comment-5650 Brooke Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:00:50 +0000 http://2strokebuzz.com/index.php/?p=4054#comment-5650 Battery advancements is what it will take to get EVs into real world use. If their Li-ion and lead acid hybrid works that sounds like a step in the right direction. Way to go PGO. I'll have to do some searching on this. Battery advancements is what it will take to get EVs into real world use. If their Li-ion and lead acid hybrid works that sounds like a step in the right direction. Way to go PGO. I’ll have to do some searching on this.

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