POWER ELECTRONICS
The front and rear swing arms are also carbon fi bre, with unique Ohlins dampers and Brembo brakes supplying the stopping power. Truman said: “With Vector, we’ve
set out to build the best performance electric motorcycle. With electric vehicles in general, the powertrain weighs a lot. This really can’t be avoided if you want capacity, distance and performance. So, it was about stripping everything back and using a lot of exotic, lightweight materials. “The chassis and battery module had
to be one, and because of this approach we’ve been able to reduce the weight as much as possible to achieve the performance we wanted. The design brief was: if the term ‘cafe racer’ was going to be coined in ten years’ time, what would that look like?” While the above maybe interesting enough in its own right, the introduction of the aircraft-style HUD in the helmet and haptics into the jacket make this really unusual. Truman again: “We felt that there was more one could get out of motorcycling which no one
Styling was inspired by the ‘cafe racer’ concept
LEFT: Ohlins dampers
Going the last mile
The Arc Vector isn’t the only interesting two wheeler recently launched, although Seat’s Segway-powered eXS KickScooter could hardly be more different. The project represents a
collaboration between the two companies, and the idea is to offer users what they term “last-mile electric urban mobility.” It’s not legal everywhere
(it won’t be on sale in the UK for example due to legislation banning such
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things) but where it is legal Seat is looking for host cities to conduct trials. Spain seems a likely venue according to the partners. It has front and back LED lights with an LCD screen, cruise control and an extra battery if required. Range can be up to 45km depending on conditions. Top speed is up to 25km/h.
RIGHT Seat takes its fi rst step towards its micromobility strategy with the new eXS
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