The first battery-powered chopper

In August, in New York, was presented the first electric chopper with a proud name Smart Chopper. Creating a motorcycle was a joint project of the German company Siemens, and well-known manufacturers from the US choppers - Orange County Choppers.
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One battery charge Smart Chopper is sufficient to overcome the 60 km at a maximum speed of 160 km / h. Chopper to charge the battery from an ordinary electrical outlet, and the need to fully charge a 5 hours.



Smart Chopper Motorcycle capacity of 27 horsepower and a weight of 160 kg has a 300-mm rear tire on the drive wheel, three-meter wheelbase and positioned at an angle of 45 degrees front fork.



First electric chopper will tour the United States to draw attention to technologies that do not harm the environment. At the end of the tour in 2010. The Smart Chopper will be sold at auction.



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