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Zev ELECTRIC MOTORBIKE ADOPTS ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION

Check out a more recent review of Zev Electric Motorcycles here.

Z ELECTRIC Motorbike has incorporated its new “Electronic Transmission” into all of its high power electric motor scooters.

The Electronic Transmission is a special form of electronic controller for the high power ZEV scooters that allows the rider to independently vary both the voltage and the amperage of the current sent to the hub motors at the same time. This allows the rider to obtain the maximum range by keeping the power consumption as low as possible at any given speed or load. The Electronic Transmission allows the rider to “shift” so that just like a mechanical transmission, the rider can shift to a high rpm (high voltage), low torque (low amp) setting for cruising, or a high voltage, high amp setting for high loads and hills or maximum speed. The throttle controls the voltage; the Electronic Transmission shift button controls the amperage setting. Each touch of the button reduces amps by 20 (always leaving 20 at the bottom level). As an example - the 100 amp X 72 volts maximum power controller would have 100, 80, 60, 40, and 20 amp settings.

To make sure that the new controllers would stand the rigors of the high power bikes, the controllers were tested in a hot box where they were ran at full power, full load for 48 hours at 115 degrees F/45 degrees C ambient air without shut down. Given that the actual installation on the bikes allows for air flow over the deep cooling fins, the test was a bit of overkill.

The ZEV line of electric motor scooters are the fastest and the longest range electric scooters in the world at this time – with the help of the energy saving Electronic Transmission. In operation the rider has a shift button next to the throttle. Once the rider reaches the desired speed, he can touch the button to “shift” down the amp flow, reducing torque, until the bike will only pull the speed desired by the rider. Additionally, regenerative braking is built into all ZEV controllers and bikes so that the bike recharges the battery during braking as it switches the motor into generator mode. Regenerative braking is of little help on flat land or where the brake is seldom used. However, in very hilly and curvy terrain it is of great help, extending the range 15% to 18% depending upon the bike/road/load/speeds. With the maximum battery capacity in excess of 5.5 Kwh on some models and the help of the Electronic Transmission, the bikes range in the largest battery capacity has reached 160 Km/100 miles in testing. That same bike can exceed 120 kph / 75 mph.

You can see more details of the system and the various models at http://www.environmentfriendlystore.com/ All ZEV bikes qualify for the 10% Federal tax credit for electric bikes. Made in the USA

Electric Tricycle Project Puerto Princesa

Dave and I went to Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines to help Mayor Edward Hagedorn evaluate the possibility of converting the existing gas tricycles to electric. Dave retrofitted a new 3000 watt  eBike and hooked it up to an old, heavy sidecar to see if it would do the job.

Mayor Ed Hagedorn wanted to know if our 3000 watt Electric motorcycle would pull an existing side car on one of their local gas tricycles sidecars. That same day, Dave and his associate in the electric motorbikes, Willy Dela Cruz, took it to a welder and it was done by 8 AM the following morning.

The Mayor took off on it like it was a Ferrari!! He had no problems with it. This is a test of the Mayor's EV feasability study for Puerto Princesa's existing gas tricycle problem.

You can view these electric motorcycles online at: http://www.eaglemotorcycles.net/

Find out more about Dave Dewbre at:
http://www.danceswithnetworks.com/











Visit Mayor Hagedorn's personal website:

http://www.edwardhagedorn.net/

Visit his Green Solidarity Movement website!
http://www.gsm-hagedorn.com/

Is Baluarte going Green with electric motor bikes?

Subic Bay Freeport Zone, November 11, 2008

Philippine Deputy National Security advisor Luis Chavit Singson, has purchased an extremely eco-friendly 1000 watt electric motor bike.

Former Ilocos Sur Governor and now Deputy National Security Adviser Luis "Chavit" Singson recently went to Subic and became interested in our environment friendly electric motor scooters to use at his home called Baluarte, in Vigan, Ilocos Sur.

He bought one from Willy Dela Cruz of Eagle Motorcycles through Dave Dewbre. Chavit says he will use the eco-friendly scooter at his home in Baluarte in Vigan, Ilocos Sur. NSA Singson is looking into promoting eco-friendly vehicles to cut down on pollution in the Philippines.

Dave Dewbre showing deputy NSA Luis Chavit Singon the many features of the electric motor scooter that he purchased from Willy De La Cruz of Eagle Motorcycles.

Dave Dewbre explaining to NSA Chavit Singon how to operate the electric, and extremely energy efficient motor bike.
Willy Dela Cruz of Eagle Motorcycles, Dave Dewbre and Deputy NSA,Chavit Singson in Subic Bay Freeport.
Willy Dela Cruz of Eagle Motorcycles, Dave Dewbre and Chavit Singson in Subic Bay Freeport.
Here are some articles about how gasoline powered motorcycles pollute more than cars, conventional motor cycles, scooter, mopeds and the like.

This story is about emissions. More specifically, it's about the surprising level of emissions spewing from on-road motorcycles and scooters... The average gas motorbike is about 10 times more polluting per mile than a passenger car, light truck or SUV

Motorcycles and emissions:
The surprising facts
By Susan Carpenter, THROTTLE JOCKEY
Los Angeles TimesJune 11, 2008

More articles here: http://greenvehiclesnow.com/press-section.html

Electric motor scooters, motor bikes, motorcycles

Our household is going green with Dave's purchase of a new alternative energy electric motorbike from Eagle Motorcycles, Philippines.

Dave's first 1000 watt electric motorcycle carried his 6' foot tall frame up the steep hills here in West Kalayaan, in Subic Bay Freeport zone!
It's so eco friendly! No gas emmissions, no noise! He had such a grand time riding up the hill during a full moon and the fragrance of jungle flowers filling the cool night air!

He found out that tire pressure is very important on an electric bike. It can make the difference of approximately 10kph per hour in distance and speed! To get the most out of your batteries, you should charge the e bike after each use.

He is already selling the electric motor bikes, scooters, bicylcles, and ATV's in the U.S. on his motorcycle stereo speaker stores. The speakers are aperfect marriage for these alternative energy vehicles! You can bring your tunes with you. I like that we will be helping people cut down on their carbon footprints! Seems like our planet could use every person doing something to cut down on air and sound pollution.
We took the electric motor bikes to the beach strand at Subic Bay Freeport today to let two of my lady friends, of take them for a spin! They loved them! Plus they looked gorgeous on them too!

Irene Castello French is a good friend and our favorite realtor, and Kahna Verzosa, also a good friend, is the GM for Subic Park hotel where I took many of the shots of them.