R & d – E-Speed ​​electric scooter: KTM returns to the scooter – Used KTM

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E-Speed ​​electric scooter: KTM returns to the scooter

R & amp; D - E-Speed ​​electric scooter: KTM returns to the scooter - KTM occasions

KTM has decided to resume the manufacture of scooters by unveiling this night in Tokyo an unexpected concept: the E-speed electric scooter derived from the Freeride E, this electric motorcycle that is slow to come out and has even been tackled by Stefan Pierer himself !

The Tokyo Motorcycle Show 2013 has just opened its doors and KTM unleashes a veritable electric atomic bomb: the Austrians have just lifted the veil on a new concept which will appear to some observers more "nutty", if not more surprising. than the one presented at the last EICMA Salon in Milan.

The readers of Site – who, as everyone knows, are a little more fortunate than the others – will not however be dumbfounded in front of this KTM E-speed, because they know full well that the world of the scooter is not foreign to KTM : the Austrian brand manufactured from its beginnings nicely faired…

Of course, the scooter presented last night in Japan is nothing like the little Mecky Apfelbeck from 1957! Aesthetically, the E-Speed ​​sketched by the "house" designer Gerald Kiska does not have much to envy to the last productions of Mattighofen.

Freed from any technical constraints and any pressure vis-à-vis the consumer – the one who always wants less expensive but more efficient, less bulky but more practical – the Austrians were able to let go and offer their own vision of urban mobility.

Technically, this scooter of the new millennium is characterized by its single-sided front arm, its hybrid steel trellis chassis – painted orange, naturlich – and light alloy frame, its large rims, but also and above all by its powertrain stitched to its sister .

In this version, the batteries – still lithium-ion type? it seems that even Boeing trusts them again ?! – and the engine would allow the scooter to reach a maximum speed of 85 km / h … But KTM does not specify how long or how far !

The power would be limited to 11 kW in order to match the E-Speed ​​to scooters in the 125 cc category, while the maximum torque would reach the impressive value of 36 Nm. Enough to ensure the holeshot at each green light, or s ” try on the rear wheels – in an abandoned parking lot of course !

In the end, the most striking thing about this concept is not its shape, but its "substance" … It would indeed seem that despite, KTM continues to believe in the electric…

Stefan Pierer reconnects

Unless his words in the Italian press were distorted or misinterpreted – perhaps he questioned the medium or short term future of electric motocross only? -, the director of KTM operates in Tokyo a sharp and unexpected tack !

"We are fully convinced at KTM that electric mobility is the perfect complement to conventional engines"Says the chef of Oranges, considering that"In the long term, electricity will dominate on short-distance journeys, in particular in areas that are very sensitive from an environmental point of view such as large natural spaces or densely populated areas".

Thus can Herr Pierer cleverly advance the fact that his "E-Speed ​​and Freeride E can improve acceptance of motorized two-wheelers in our society". To be continued on MNC: stay recharged !

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