And here is the Kymco electric motorcycle. Are the Big Four from Japan sleeping or waiting for hydrogen?
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And here is the Kymco electric motorcycle. Are the Big Four from Japan sleeping or waiting for hydrogen?

26.05.2022 /

Few people know that Kymco is the fifth largest scooter manufacturer in the world. It was Kymco that produced the combustion energy generator for the BMW i3 REx, and now it looks like Kymco will show a sensible electric motorcycle before the Japanese Big Four: Suzuki, Kawasaki, Yamaha and Honda.

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According to Kymco Global Trailer # 3 “Time to Worry,” at least three new vehicles will be shown on November 26, including an electric motorcycle. The off-road motor and drive belt promise slightly more power than a small city scooter.

And here is the Kymco electric motorcycle. Are the Big Four from Japan sleeping or waiting for hydrogen?

The battery hanging under the frame seems to be quite large. It seems to be built on the basis of cylindrical cells, which makes quite a lot of sense in a motorcycle: cylindrical cells were created as systems for powering laptops and cameras. Their small dimensions (18650, 21700) allow flexible enough to adapt the shape of the battery [container] to the needs.

And here is the Kymco electric motorcycle. Are the Big Four from Japan sleeping or waiting for hydrogen?

The diagram does not show that Kymco decided to use portable batteries hidden in the seat box or somewhere else - but maybe they just were not drawn there?

And here is the Kymco electric motorcycle. Are the Big Four from Japan sleeping or waiting for hydrogen?

Kymco Ionex has two portable Kymco footwell cubicle modules (c)

We tried to estimate the battery capacity of the motorcycle by counting the number of cells in the renderings. If we assume that each of the containers contains two cells in a row and at the same time their entire mass is placed in the corresponding compartments, then the capacity of the battery should be 7-10 kWh. If the cells are single, then the above value should be divided by 2.

With such a spread, it is difficult to accurately estimate the range of a two-wheeled vehicle. We're at risk of saying that Kymco is targeting the "cheap Energica" level rather than the "Chinese scooter with a bit more range", but the only evidence to support that thesis is the sides and headlights - you don't need headlights that wide to go to the city.

We will wait until November 26. Here are the highlights from the trailer:

And here is the Kymco electric motorcycle. Are the Big Four from Japan sleeping or waiting for hydrogen?

And here is the Kymco electric motorcycle. Are the Big Four from Japan sleeping or waiting for hydrogen?

And here is the Kymco electric motorcycle. Are the Big Four from Japan sleeping or waiting for hydrogen?

And here is the Kymco electric motorcycle. Are the Big Four from Japan sleeping or waiting for hydrogen?

And the trailer itself:

... and the electric Kymco SuperNEX introduced in 2018:

And here is the Kymco electric motorcycle. Are the Big Four from Japan sleeping or waiting for hydrogen?

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