Electric Motorcycles & Electric Bicycles

Created by Steven Minichiello on 30 October, 2020

Here's an interesting article on the design of electric motorcycles comparing the various design aspects of the bike :

https://www.formtrends.com/electric-motorcycle-design-thinking-outside-the-box/


which is going to be obisously different compared to a conversion :

https://www.instructables.com/Engineer-Your-Own-Electric-Motorcycle/

and

https://www.instructables.com/Build-Your-Own-ELECTRIC-MOTORCYCLE/


which will be dependent on the type of parts and/or kits available :

https://ddmotorsystems.com/ElectricMotorcycles.php


however in terms of emerging technologies, i think that these (3) are what are most important :

  • electric motor design
  • battery chemistries
  • battery pack design
  • power electronics


but i am going to also say that these emerging systems are going to differentiate optional features :

  • self leveling suspension
  • automatic ride (seat and pegs) height
  • automatic bar height and width
  • proximity sensors (RADAR)
  • automatic braking
  • speech navigation
  • display panels
  • software feature
  • air bags (?)