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| WHY SHOULD I GO ELECTRIC? |
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| Internal combustion engines (ICEs) are Rube-Goldberg machines consisting of many different systems with hundreds of moving parts. It is no wonder that in the more than 100 years of their existence they still only retain an average efficiency of 18-20%. ICEs generally do not reach peak torque until a few thousand RPMs and the narrow power-bands have created a need for complex transmissions to deliver the power at varying speeds. Conversely, electric motors are able to deliver peak torque at zero RPM and have such wide power band that a transmission only adds unneeded complexity and weight. Electric drivetrains are so simple, practically maintenance free and have very few moving parts so that you can spend more time driving them and less time and money maintaining them and repairing them.A |
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| IF POWER IS GENERATED FROM COAL, WHAT MAKES AN ELECTRICAL VEHICLE "GREENER" THAN MY GAS VEHICLE? |
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| The simple answer is, it is much easier and more efficient to control the emissions of a couple of smoke stacks of a coal-fired power plant as compared with the hundreds of thousands of tailpipes driving around LA. Although gasoline is slightly more efficient than coal power, only 40% of Los Angeles' power is generated from coal with the remainder coming from nuclear and renewable sources. Additionally, this does not account for the emission generated in sourcing our petroleum, nearly 75% of which comes from overseas. Furthermore, Los Angeles has committed to coal-free power by 2020 with 40% coming from renewable sources. |
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| BUT MY MOTORCYLCE ALREADY GETS 50 MPG, ISN'T THE POLLUTION LESS AS COMPARED WITH MY SUV? |
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| Not necessarily. Although motorcycles are much more fuel efficient, they lack that advanced emissions control systems that larger vehicles are able to implement. Motorcycles only account for 1% of miles traveled in California yet they account for 10% of passenger vehicles' smog-forming emissions. |
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| http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080927100559AAq4lTM |
| http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/highway1/la-hy-throttle112008jun11,0,1076364.story |
| http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/275769 |
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_combustion_engine |
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| Zero MX Demo Day Saturday, Nov. 14th |
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| Will e-bikes be the new "commuter cool"? |
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| Oct 2nd and 3rd from 10am-5pm, Hollywood Electrics will be at the Alternative Energy and Transportation Expo at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. |
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| New electric motorcycle anything but a Zero–June 30, 2009 |
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| Experience Zero at Red Bull US Grand Prix–June 25, 2009 |
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| TTXGP premieres at Isle of Man-June 13, 2009 |
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| Isle of Man TT ends with a whisper (the TTXGP) and a scream (the Senior)-June 12, 2009 |
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| Wall Street Journal Motorcycle Review: The Zero S–June 1, 2009 |
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| Zero Motorcycles Launches All-New Look for the Zero X 2009.5–May 29, 2009 |
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| Zero S Hits Europe and a World Record is Set at Electricross–May 21, 2009 |
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| Electric Vehicle Racing News-Motorcyles–May 14, 2009 |
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| Zero Motorcycles Off-Road Motorcycle–April 30, 2009 |
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| The Zero S All-Electric Street Motorcycle Goes to Market–April 7, 2009 |
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| 24 Hour Electric Off Road Motorcycle Endurance Race–March 25, 2009 |
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| Zero Motorcycles founder Neal Saiki joins FOX Car Report–March 6, 2009 (Video) |
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| 2009 Award for Acheivement in Design – Silent Running–March 1, 2009 |
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| Fu know Electrocross–February 2, 2009 (Video) |
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| National Geographic, Ode to the Electric Dirtbike–February 1, 2009 |
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| Electric dirt bike ready to ride-July 28, 2008 |
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| Motorcycles and emissions: The surprising facts-June 11,2008 |
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