Table of contents

• Kawasaki E-Boost protected brand name New electric or hybrid motorcycle
• Kawasaki E-Boost possibly hybrid motorcycle
• Conclusion

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Kawasaki filed another patent on hybrid motorcycles in 2021.

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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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Depending on requirements, such a Kawasaki could be on the road in the classic combustion mode, but also purely electrically (e.g. in city centers) and also combined – combustion + e-boost.

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At EICMA 2019, Kawasaki showed a rolling chassis called EV Project. The name of the project is now known: EV Endeavor.

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The electric motor is coupled with a four-speed gearbox.

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The battery with the charging socket is at the top.

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Screwed, divisible frame for battery replacement.

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Oil cooling for the drive.

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Solid tabs on the battery pack for replacement.

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The EV Project has been developing since 2000.

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Classic clutch cover.

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The prototype should be fully operational.

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So far, the Japanese have not given any information about the electric motor.

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Charging sockets on top of the battery pack.

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Clearly recognizable: four-speed transmission.

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The brakes are designed conventionally.

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Perhaps there will be a specific electric or hybrid motorcycle from Kawasaki on display at EICMA in 2021.

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Digital display in the cockpit.

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The EV project has been in development since 2000 ….

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… and also extensively tested on roads and racetracks.

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You can influence the recuperation with a thumb brake.

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This is the battery changing system for motorcycles that Kawasaki has patented.

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The complete battery pack can be lifted out of the vehicle using a mobile auxiliary stand.

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To do this, the left part of the tubular space frame can be removed.

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The removable part is attached to the steering head and a cast part in the area of ​​the swing arm mounting.

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The whole battery pack sits on a subframe.

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The electric motor itself sits underneath and remains in the vehicle.

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In addition, Kawasaki has patented a liquid-cooled electric drive. Oil is used as the medium here.

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Kawasaki E-Boost: electric or hybrid motorcycle

Kawasaki E-Boost protected brand name
New electric or hybrid motorcycle

Kawasaki has the name E-Boost protected. Most likely, the brand name is reserved for upcoming electric motorcycles and / or motorcycles with hybrid engines.

Dina Dervisevic

05/06/2021

Some of Kawasaki’s latest patents cover electric and hybrid motorcycles. Patent applications for EV Endeavor electric motorcycle was already available in 2019, and the first prototype was then also at Eicma 2019: A motorcycle in the format of the Ninja 300/400 with a tubular space frame that can be opened to the side to exchange the battery unit.

Kawasaki E-Boost possibly hybrid motorcycle

One that surfaced in October 2020 Patent specification for a hybrid drive gave the speculation about a series e-motorcycle, however, a twist: Maybe it works Kawasaki Not an electrically powered motorcycle at all, but a hybrid motorcycle that can rely on a combination of an electric motor and a conventional combustion engine. The patent shows a conventional combustion motorcycle, which, however, is also equipped with an electric motor that is integrated into the transmission. Both the combustion engine and the electric motor can be latched into the drive train or even separated using their own coupling.

In his article on Kawasaki’s hybrid patent, colleague Uli Baumann already mentioned that the electric motor could be switched on as a booster at low speeds to support the combustion engine. And appropriately, Kawasaki now got the brand name in the first week of May 2021 “E-boost” protect.

Conclusion

When Kawasaki will introduce an electric or hybrid motorcycle – or possibly even both – we can only guess. But it is certain that there will be a great novelty. Registering a brand name is usually one of the last steps in the final development of a new model.

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