The Most Eco-Friendly Motorcycle in the World?
This page is translated from the original post "La moto la plus écologique du Monde ?" in French.
- 25/12/2023 10:30
This is the promise of the young French startup Ambre, which has unveiled a prototype after 2 years of work.
Too impressive numbers may inspire suspicion, but interesting stories deserve to be told. It was in a garage that the very first Ambre prototype was born. A story similar to that of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak when they developed the very first circuits of Apple’s first computer, as the startup’s website likes to recall.
In this workshop, there was an old Kawasaki ZZR 600 that served as the base for this first prototype. This motorcycle is equipped with a somewhat special powertrain, designed from a Tesla motor and a Renault Zoe battery. Here is its very ambitious technical sheet:
- Maximum motor power: 15 kW
- Nominal motor power (at 90 minutes): 5 kW
- Motor torque: 80 Nm
- Maximum speed: 135 km/h
- Weight: 215 kg
- Usable battery capacity: 10 kWh
- Real combined range: 150 km
- City range: 200 km
- Charging time: 2 hours
So, a serious project, a Christmas story, or just a boast that won’t go anywhere? Make up your own mind on Ambre’s website. We’ll see, but in our opinion, this initiative deserves to be followed.
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