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Seven Japanese Technologies That Make You Shock: Part 5

Posted by TechGeek On January - 12 - 2008

Japan-EV-X7 Hybrid Bike
Shock no. 5: EV-X7 Hybrid Bike: Nowadays, everyone knows anime. How about you? How would you feel if you’ve been given a chance to ride a high-tech superbike that looks similar to the one in the anime? Tokyo based Axle Corporation has introduced a new electric motorbike with a hybrid plug-in, electromagnetic-permanent magnet motor, and is seven times more cost-efficient than scooters running on petrol.

Prototype is named EV-X7.

Some Features of EV-X7 Hybrid Bike:-

  • Magnetic motor, call Sumo, is a hybrid between a electromagnet and a permanent magnet.
  • Runs on neither petrol nor diesel.
  • Motor housed inside the bike’s rear wheel.
  • The manufacturers say the motor is seven times more cost efficient than scooters running on petrol.
  • Almost noiseless
  • Range: as much as 180 kilometers on one charge.
  • Battery can be charged at home.
  • Full charge takes just a little over six hours.
  • The vehicle can travel up to speeds of 150 kilometers per hour.
  • Daisuke Ito, a professional racer who test rode the EV-X7 prototype, said it could potentially replace machines we now see in motor races.

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One Response to “Seven Japanese Technologies That Make You Shock: Part 5”

  1. syed says:

    This EV-X7 Hybrid Bike is rocks! I want one! Japan is great right?

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