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Kawasaki's TT-Zero racer
By Visordown News on 22/05/2012 11:05:07
The ZX-10R is on a roll in racing, but can an electric one win too?
-made rivals. But it's actually got some big names behind it. Kawasaki UK itself is supporting the effort, and the electronics are supplied by Zytec Automotive, one of the firms that pioneered the KERS systems used in F1 racing.The motor itself is taken from a
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Hybrid 'Wing in the wings?
By Visordown News on 20/04/2011 09:22:05
Further Goldwing patent reveals the scope for hybrid technology
, and where the front pair of cylinders used to sit there's a hefty electric motor that doubles as a generator – basically a KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System).OK, just because Honda has patented the idea doesn't mean it's heading for production; we'd bet
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Michael Scott Column - Jun 2009
By Michael Scott on 01/06/2009 14:35:11
MotoGP legend Scottie says that Dorna’s money-saving push is making the sport squeak
, by putting a stop to KTM’s proposal to introduce the kinetic energy recovery system (Kers) on their 125 racers.Kers is a sort of indirect regenerative braking system that electronically saves and re-uses some of the energy used in slowing down. Dorna didn
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