Re: Electric motorcycles aren't safe

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From: Alan Truism
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:21

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On Sep 14, 10:18 am, BryanUT <nestl...@comcast.net> wrote:
> http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/33853/113/


0-60 in .97 seconds?!!

He did call it a "KillaCycle" after all.



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Los Angeles (CA) - The inventor of the "KillaCycle" electric
motorcycle almost killed himself during a demonstration at the Wired
NextFest conference.  Bill Dube, a government scientist during the day
and electric bike builder at night, did a "burn out" in front of the
Los Angeles Convention Center, but accidentally accelerated too much
and crashed into a Minivan.

Luckily we were able to interview Dube before the crash.  He was quite
proud of his bike and told us that it was the quickest electric bike
in existence.  Using A123 Systems lithium-ion batteries, the
KillaCycle can go zero to 60 miles-per-hour in a mind numbing .97
seconds.  It also has a top speed of 158 MPH.

Dube fatefully told us that the batteries are "more powerful than
anything else" on the market.  Well they were indeed the most powerful
because they hurtled Dube and his bike into another vehicle.  You can
watch the demonstration and initial interview in the above video.

The crash threw Dube into the air and he landed on his back onto the
hot Los Angeles asphalt.  Luckily he was conscious, breathing and had
feeling in all his fingers and toes.  Paramedics from the Los Angeles
Fire Department arrived and took Dube to the hospital for x-rays.

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