"Electric motorcycle" is a very embarrassing role in the motorcycle camp, players still prefer large-displacement fuel-powered motorcycles, high-end electric motorcycles are often popular but not popular; the overall positioning of ordinary electric motorcycles is low, the models are mainly scooters or mopeds, and short-distance commuter users are the mainstay, and fuel vehicles will also be chosen for scooter users with long commuting mileage.
Why is it always difficult to popularize pure electric high-performance locomotives?
Let's take a look at a pure electric imitation race first, which seems to be very temperamental.
This car is from the Qianjiang brand OAO, when I saw the actual car, I was also invited by the store to test drive, but I couldn't arouse interest at all, because its maximum speed is only 105km/h, and the cruising range is only 120 kilometers. This is the reason why it is difficult to popularize pure electric high-performance locomotives, such vehicle users are mainly players, who pursue the performance and handling of the vehicle, as well as the experience of the whole process of playing the car; The key point is that car companies will deliberately lower the performance standard in order to achieve the target mileage, and there is a considerable gap between the playability of the vehicle and the fuel vehicle;
At the same time, the volume-to-energy ratio and mass-to-energy ratio of mainstream power batteries are still low, and if you want to achieve ultra-long battery life, you have to use a large and bulky battery pack; too high curb weight will also limit the playability of the vehicle, to put it bluntly, it will affect the handling, and even affect the safety.
On the applicability of hybrid technology and motorcycles
There is a "natural gap" between high-performance locomotives and electric drive systems, but hybrid systems don't need large-capacity battery packs, right?
The answer, of course, is yes, but it is not necessary.
In the past, the interpretation of the compatibility between motorcycles and hybrid technology mainly started from the aspect of energy consumption, but in fact, the main reasons were cost and handling. In short, it is feasible to add an electric drive system on the basis of the internal combustion engine of the vehicle, but the complete three-electric system has a high cost, and the high-performance locomotive needs at least a maximum power of 5~10kW electric motor, and the supporting power battery pack and electronic control system require a high standard, just like the BSG system in the car.
And through such a hybrid system can only reduce the fuel consumption of the vehicle by about 5%, which is a small difference for a large displacement locomotive, but the increase in its manufacturing cost will be reflected in the price of the vehicle, the same car uses the difference between the two sets of drive system The fuel saving ratio of the hybrid motorcycle is not enough, even if the general fun locomotive is scrapped and can not save the difference, after all, the fuel consumption of the motorcycle is low as a whole.
In addition to the impact of hybrid system application on the cost and price of the vehicle, there is another reason why high-performance motorcycles are not suitable for hybrid systems, and that is the "constant torque" characteristic of the electric motor.
Once it encounters a slippery surface, the motorcycle generally does not skid when starting, but the electric car is easy to skid when starting.
The reason is that the electric motor has the characteristics of constant torque, in short, it can reach the maximum torque immediately after starting; assuming that the maximum torque of a male locomotive is 100N·m, and the maximum torque of an electric vehicle is also 100N·m, the former needs to pull the speed up to 10,000 rpm to reach the peak, and the torque at the start is half or even more, while the latter can output at the standard of 100N·m at the start.
Unless you're driving a stunt car, too much of a low-torsion blast is more dangerous for a motorcycle, and even if you're not riding in the rain, it can easily slip when the car gets off the road markings, steel plates, or gravel roads, so such a high-performance electric locomotive is completely unsuitable for the average player, and even if it is used in a race, it will take a long time to run in and get used to it.
This is also the reason why there are few pure electric models of high-performance locomotives, and the characteristics of two-wheeled vehicles determine that high-performance vehicles are not suitable for electric motors, even if the torque is reduced by a reducer, because such a setting will increase power consumption. Eventually, play-type motorcycles will be dominated by diesel locomotives, and electric motorcycles will only be suitable for low-performance urban road commuters.
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