Xkuty One show at Silverstone

Today, the legendary British circuit Silverstone Circuit will premiere electric moped Xkuty One.

The official world premiere of the electric scooters Xkuty One Spanish company Electric Mobility will be held August 30 at exactly 19:00 local time. The presentation will take place during MotoGP race weekend at Silverstone and, together with the Spanish team Team Aspar, taking part in all three World Championship classes. The script of the upcoming event is held in the strictest confidence, so the details of the premiere will be announced later.

As for most new items, electric scooters Xkuty One is positioned to as "bike without pedals," ie, designed for short trips to work or to the store, and is ideal for a relaxing stroll. Xkuty One not only has a futuristic design, but also boasts a pretty advanced filling. In the hub of the rear wheel moped installed capacity of 1.5 kW electric motor that is powered by two lithium batteries combined capacity of 17 A * h The electric motor is able to disperse the aggregate weight of 45 kg to 45 km / h, and a battery should last for about 50 kilometers.

It should be noted that while fully recharge batteries is only two hours. Among Electric Mobility argue that "full tank» Xkuty One cost the owner only 50 cents. In time to track the battery power moped only need to set up your smartphone to the docking station on the steering wheel. Mounted on Xkuty One iPhone or Android-powered device prevraschetsya into a kind of a dashboard that shows the speed and the battery level.

The preliminary price for electric moped Xkuty One in Spain is 2,800 euros.

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Nearly racing Brammo Empulse

American manufacturer of electric motorcycles Brammo has released a special version of the motorcycle Empulse, created in collaboration with the company ICON and dedicated pilot Eric Bostrom.

Special version Brammo Empulse / ICON Spec 32 - Eboz Edition was born as a tribute to the rider Eric Bostrom (Eric Bostrom), the speaker on the Brammo electric motorcycle championship TTXGP. It is worth mentioning that at the time, Eric became the champion several times in various racing series held by the American Motorcycle Association (AMA) and, in addition, is the brother of former WSBK and MotoGP pilot Ben Bostrom.

Bike Brammo Empulse / ICON Spec 32 - Eboz Edition released a limited edition of 32 units (similar to Eric Bostrom's race number). The main difference from the production model is the orange-and-blue coloring, which partly follows the design of racing replica helmet ICON Airmada, designed specifically for Eric. In addition, the motorcycle a memorial plaque engraved with the serial number and the signature of the motorcycle EBoz. The company Brammo argue that motorcycles are equipped with a limited series of advanced electric motor, which makes the special model much closer to the racing motorcycle Empulse R, compared to the production model. The improved power unit provides a bit more power, better throttle response and higher efficiency of regenerative braking.

The buyer in the United States, one of 32 elektrotsiklov Brammo Empulse / ICON Spec 32 - Eboz Edition will cost $ 19,995, which is $ 1,000 more expensive than the standard model Empulse R. As a gift to the future owner of the motorcycle helmet receives Icon Airmada Bostrom

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