Table of contents

• Kawasaki Hybrid Patent Electric motor supports combustion engines
• E-motor as a booster and generator
• opinion poll
• Conclusion

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Kawasaki has filed another patent on hybrid motorcycles.

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An electric motor in the transmission could support the combustion engine, especially at low speeds.

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The Kawasaki patent also shows a handlebar fitting that rotates with the throttle with a rocker switch and central button. The four direction buttons stand for individual operating modes, the central button activates the electric boost.

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Kawasaki Hybrid patent: E-motor + combustion engine

Kawasaki Hybrid Patent
Electric motor supports combustion engines

In the automotive industry, hybrid drive concepts are very old hat. Kawasaki has patented the combination of a combustion engine with an e-machine for motorcycle use. There is also a first teaser video.

Uli Baumann

04/12/2021

With the Project EV Endeavor Has Kawasaki the prototype of an electric motorcycle has already been presented. However, there are no commitments to series production. Its power of a narrow 20 kW at peak and only ten kW continuous output cannot really convince.

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A patent for a hybrid drive that emerged in October 2020 shows the EV Endeavor in a whole new light. Maybe Kawasaki is not talking about an electrically powered motorcycle, but about the combination of an electric motor and a conventional manual transmission. The current patent shows a combustion bike with an electric motor integrated into the gearbox. Both the combustion engine and the electric motor can be latched into the drive train with their own coupling or even separated.

E-motor as a booster and generator

Kawasaki can use the electric motor as a booster at low speeds to support the combustion engine. At high speeds it is disconnected again. In push mode, it acts as a generator and recovers energy. And if necessary, the electric motor can even take over the drive all by itself. It’s all just a question of the drive strategy.

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The electric motor could act as a booster at low speeds.

The Kawasaki patent shows a handlebar fitting that rotates with the throttle with a rocker switch and central button. The four direction buttons stand for individual operating modes, the central button activates the electric boost.

If the support from the electric motor is only limited to a few seconds, a relatively small battery on board is sufficient. The Japanese have filed another patent on this.

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The patent specification shows a package of battery cells with an edge length of around 20 centimeters and placed on the motorcycle above the gearbox in the frame triangle. The module also integrates the control electronics. The purely electric range would also depend on the battery. On the other hand, an integrated electric motor would replace the starter and the conventional alternator. An electrical maneuvering aid can also be implemented.

Kawasaki’s hybrid plans get further nourishment from a now published video on the subject of hybrid drives. This clearly shows that the electric motor can also function as a single drive, for example to drive through a city. The boost mode already mentioned above is also confirmed. So the first hybrid bike from the Japanese shouldn’t be too far off.

opinion poll

A hybrid drive in a motorcycle would be an option for you?

Voted 171 times

Yes, that would also be a drive option in a motorcycle.

No, there are no advantages.

Conclusion

There are motorcycles with internal combustion engines and motorcycles with electric drive – no manufacturer has yet implemented a hybrid drive. Kawasaki has outlined one of these in his patent. In the automotive industry, hybrid drives are very old hat and have already proven themselves millions of times.

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