LMC News

The next generation of zero emission urban sports bike is here

2011-10-29T15:09:00.004+01:00

And what a bike it is….. Introducing the Agility Saietta

The bold contemporary design with wide bars, high eye line and a low centre of gravity has given the Agility Saietta dramatic styling with suburb handling and control.

The Saietta uses advanced technology and cutting edge engineering to optimise its power, acceleration and range to embody Agility's vision of a reality where sustainable transport is exciting, empowering and radically effective.

Agility Global Ltd. is a vehicle design and manufacturing company specialising in zero-emissions transportation solutions and we at LMC are proud to be a part of this exciting new British urban sports bike. By developing a new motor with the Agility team we will be powering the Saietta into the future.

The Saietta comes in two models: the Saietta S (50-mile range) and the Saietta R (100-mile range). With zero road-tax and an energy cost of 1.5 pence-per-mile, the low total cost of ownership makes the Saietta an attractive and future-proof proposition for owners.

Both models include the features:

Confident upright Naked Bike / Street fighter riding position.
Double wishbone front suspension.
Advanced suspension geometry achieves both exceptional stability and razor-sharp direction changing agility.
Clutchless transmission for maximum intuitive control.
Composite monocoque chassis.
Body design maximises battery space by using the area behind the handlebars, which is normally only used for tank-bags on conventional motorcycles.
Plug-and-play upgrades to higher power levels, with new component options throughout its lifetime - your bike grows with you.

To find out more about the Agility Saietta or how to get one for yourself take a look at the Agility website or visit the Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle Event 2011 at the Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire, NN17 5AF on the 7^th & 8^th of September. Where you can see the Saietta up close and book a test ride with the Agility team.

The Award Winning Bike

2011-10-29T15:06:00.004+01:00

In May one of our most successful partners were awarded with the European Off Road E-MX category E- Bike of the Year 2011.
The Swiss motorbike manufacture Quantya received this award for their EVO1-vRcross (performance motor cross electric bike), which is powered by a special version of our motor. We are thrilled that Quantya have been recognised for their achievements in the motor cross, off road bike sector and thank them for their support during the early stages of our partnership with the development of our motor. To see the EVO1-vRcross and more from Quantya click here.

2011 Isle of Man TT Zero Race Result

2011-10-29T13:22:00.007+01:00

Isle of Man TT racer and resident Allan Brew puts the eSuperbike, an all-electric motorcycle developed at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA) through it's paces at the SES Zero TT Race 2011.

With just one lap of the full TT race circut to post your fastest time after the qualifying rounds the pressure was on.
32 teams took part in this years electric race and with a prize of £10,000 for the first electric bike to finish with an average speed of 100 miles per hour or more, everyone was pushing their technology to the max.

The MIT students led by PhD student Lennon Rodgers pitched to BMW to supply a chassis for the race which BMW agreed to donate. The team were supplied with an S1000RR racing bike which they converted using 2 of our LMC motors, which provide a combined 32 kilowatts of power.
On Thursday afternoon (June 9th) the team's motorcycle hummed across the finish line, coming in fourth with an average speed of 79 miles per hour.

"It was a great experience," Rodgers says. "I think the teams with the most reliable motorcycles were able to finish … we focused on reliability, and that's what saved us in the end."
Rodgers says competitive venues like the Isle of Man may yield the next generation of electric-vehicle design.
"This is where a lot of innovation comes in," Rodgers says. "And that's the thing about racing, is that it pushes you to try the extreme."
While the team didn't claim first place, Rodgers says taking home the trophy wasn't the team's main goal. "We don't need to be number one," Rodgers says. "We just wanted to finish the race and do well. That's enough of an achievement for a first-time race."
We look forward to seeing MIT and the other teams battling it out for the 100mph prize at next years Zero TT race. To read more about the MIT eSuperbike click here.