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philipchipman · 08-16-2010, 03:36 PM

I designed and built a tadpole configured three wheel two seat electric motorcycle. According to the x-prize calculation based on BTUs it gets 567 MPGe. And that is at an average speed of 23 mph and a max speed of 43 mph in around town driving. It uses lead acid batteries - 48 volts - weighs 480 lbs - and cost less than $5000 to build. It won the UCI Energy Invitational Longest Distance award last May

As I drive around town - it attracts a lot of interest and lots of people want to know where they can buy one. I would like to share my experience with the forum.

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philipchipman EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: ca Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Getting 567 MPGe (three wheel two seat tadpole electric motorcycle) I designed and built a tadpole configured three wheel two seat electric motorcycle. According to the x-prize calculation based on BTUs it gets 567 MPGe. And that is at an average speed of 23 mph and a max speed of 43 mph in around town driving. It uses lead acid batteries - 48 volts - weighs 480 lbs - and cost less than $5000 to build. It won the UCI Energy Invitational Longest Distance award last May As I drive around town - it attracts a lot of interest and lots of people want to know where they can buy one. I would like to share my experience with the forum.