The KillaCycle is an
electrically powered motorcycle purpose-built for
drag racing. It was built and is managed by a small motorworks team owned and run by Bill Dubé. For ten years until December 2010 it was the fastest electric motorcycle in the world.[1]
Technical specifications
Weight: 281 kilograms (619 lb)
Battery pack:
Lithium iron phosphate battery pack, made of 990
A123 Systems M1 cells, combined voltage of 374
V,[2] weighing 79.4 kg. Energy content 27 megajoules (the energy of 572 ml of gasoline), rechargeable in 10 minutes.
Motors: Two Model L-91 6.7-inch
DC motors, 2,000
ampere each, switchable between series and parallel connection, giving 2,000
foot-pounds of torque on the back wheel.[2]
The bike uses 2.12 megajoules (0.59 kWh), or roughly 7 U.S. cents' worth of electricity on a run down a quarter-mile drag strip,[2] which is the same amount of energy stored in 65
ml of gasoline.[4]
References
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ab"Record Holders". National Electric Drag Racing Association. Retrieved 2007-10-31.