It’s Electric…
April 8, 2009 by Hersey
The Norton Electra Project provides motorcyle lovers with a way to conserve resources and looks to develop an electric motorcycle design.
As spring approaches, motorcycle enthusiasts will hit the road with a familiar rumbling thunder. If you find yourself in Highland County, Va., however, do not be surprised if you notice a soundless, silver motorbike whizzing by you. As Americans search for ways to conserve resources, lawyer and motorcycle enthusiast Brian Richardson has built an electric motorcycle in his kitchen.
A longtime lover of motorcycles, Richardson said he annually hosts a large motorcycle rally on his sheep farm, on which visitors can camp and hear live music during the event.
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> “Rather than all the breaking just being wasted in heat in the breaks, we do get regenerative breaking with this design,” he said.
Haha I’ve never seen that mistake so many times in one sentence. I guess reporters don’t have to be mechanical, eh?
Or regenerative breaking means if you brake it in half, you end up with two…