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Moto Future
FUTURE Energica Ego Corsa – ‘spec’
BRIEFS bike for FIM MotoE World Cup
It is reported that MV Agusta is
planning to bring back its Cagiva
brand as an E-Bike, possibly as early
as for the 2019 model year, with an
announcement later this year at
EICMA.
Japanese E-Bike manufacturer
Mugen will race three Shinden
Nana electric Superbikes at the
Isle of Man TT Zero race as they
go in search of a fifth straight
and seventh overall win – with
2018 improvements said to
include reduced mass and
increased capacity as the
performance of lithium-ion
batteries gets ever better with
less mass and greater capacity.
Less than 5 percent of the vehicles
on Europe’s roads are “commercial
vehicles” (vans, trucks etc) but
estimates suggest that nearly 20
percent of European greenhouse gas
emissions from all vehicles are from
“commercials”.
British three-wheel sports
tourer manufacturer Morgan
Motor Company, which uses
S&S X-Wedge engines in its
core models, is thought to be
close to production of an all-
electric Roadster in partnership
with Frazer-Nash Energy
Systems, owner of the
legendary British Bristol Cars
marque.
Italian E-Bike manufacturer Energica’s
Ego Corsa is to be spec motorcycle for
the FIM Enel MotoE World Cup that is
due to start in 2019.
Part of the CRP Group, the "Energica"
project was born between 2008 and
2009 when the company created an
all-electric racing bike called the
"eCRP". The design of this race bike
required technical expertise, and the
experience and technologies inherited
from the parent company allowed it to
create a new concept of motorcycle
racing.
The team raced for two years a nd then
started working on the Energica
project, the first high-performance
electric motorcycle. Fast forward to
2018 and Energica’s electric
technology and premium street-legal
electric motorcycles has placed it in
pole position as the partner of choice
for Dorna, Enel, FIM and Michelin in a
new series that is expected to do much
to propagate the remarkable
performance opportunities that E-bikes
bring to the road legal street bike
market.
The Ego Corsa is a tuned version of the
Energica Sportbike Ego. A testing and
demo programme will be held during
the 2018 MotoGP World
Championship.
The green heart of the Ego Corsa race
bike is a synchronous oil-cooled motor
It is reported that Bosch has
invented a “carbon neutral”
synthetic hydrocarbon based fuel. It
is likely to be some time before the
chemistry involved proves to be
scalable or for production of
sufficient quantities to be
commercially viable, but should it
prove to be so it could take the
transport emissions debate in an
additional new direction.
BRP is introducing a first Rotax
electric powerpack for the
Karting market – a high
performance 2.5kwh lithium-
ion battery with a top
performance of 20 kW and 46
Nm for a top speed of 130 km/h
and o-100 km/h of 3.5 seconds.
The sectors of the Brammo electric
vehicle business that were not
bought by Polaris five years ago,
which includes the ‘Empulse RR’ e-
bike of IOM and Pikes Peak derring
do fame, has been bought by Diesel
engine manufacturer Cummins.
Cummins CEO and Chairman Tom
Lineberger is a non-executive
Director on the board of Harley-
Davidson.
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with permanent magnets. It allows a
maximum continuous power of 110
kW (147 hp/cv) and a torque of 200
Nm. Ego Corsa accelerates from 0 to
60 mph in 3 seconds to reach a top
speed of up to 155 mph.
The Ego Corsa does not have a gearbox
or a clutch - everything is regulated by
the ride-by-wire system, allowing the
rider to control the acceleration torque
of the motor and deceleration based on
the regenerative torque or engine
braking.
Energica has invested heavily in its R&D
and has achieved three important
patents covering crucial components
on the Ego Corsa.
The VCU (Vehicle Control Unit)
constantly monitors and manages the
battery, inverter, charger and ABS,
implementing a multi-map adaptive
energy, with a power management
algorithm that manages the electrics -
monitoring and adjusting the motor’s
power according to the throttle thrust
100 times per second while riding.
The Supply Unit contains the
rechargeable batteries, sealing them
in-house. Usually the batteries,
contained in this component warm-up.
The battery case has been designed to
avoid this overheating.
Finally, the latest generation eABS
mounted on the Energica motorcycle is
able to limit the maximum regenerative
torque in case of slippery conditions. In
particular, the system verifies the
presence of friction conditions, and in
the case of slippery conditions limits
the maximum regeneration torque.
The Ego Corsa also integrates the same
DC fast-charge technology seen on its
street bikes. Based on the Combined
Charging System - a quick charging
method for battery electric vehicles
that has been widely adopted by top
end automotive manufacturers who
are part of the CharIN consortium that
Energica signed up to in 2016.
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H-D invests in Alta Motors
Marc Fenigstein, Alta Motors Chief
Product Officer and co-founder
Harley-Davidson has announced
that it has made an equity
investment in San Francisco Bay
area MX E-bike maker Alta
Motors, “a leader and innovator
in lightweight electric vehicles”.
The two companies will
collaborate on electric
motorcycle technology and new
product development. “Earlier
this year, as part of our 10-year
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strategy, we reiterated our
commitment to build the next
generation of Harley-Davidson
riders, in part by aggressively
investing in electric vehicle (EV)
technology,” said Harley-
Davidson President and CEO
Matt Levatich. “Alta has
demonstrated innovation and
expertise in EV, and their
objectives align closely with
ours. We each have strengths
and capabilities that will be
mutually beneficial as we work
together to develop cutting-
edge electric motorcycles.”
Harley-Davidson had already
announced the planned launch
of its first electric motorcycle,
informed by their 2014 Project
LiveWire. That, or an evolved
platform informed at least in
part by that experience is now,
theoretically, on track for
release in 2019.
“Since its inception, Alta Motors
has designed and
commercialised some of the
world's most advanced electric
motorcycles, enabling everyone
from pro riders to new riders to
experience the future of fast
electric motorcycles. Riders are
just beginning to understand
the combined benefits of EV
today, and our technology
continues to progress,” said Alta
Motors Chief Product Officer
and co-founder, Marc
Fenigstein.
Alta’s 2018
Redshift MXR