Want to see about as far under the hood as you can see, behind the 100mph/100mile range of the Brammo Empulse? Courtesy of the boyz at Hell for Leather*, feast your eyes. You’re looking at a 8ah lipo cell that makes up the Brammo Power pack.
Yes bitches. A whole bunch of these go into this:
…which goes into this:
So uh, yeah. Probably a little more agressive QA than the RC lipo, but we’re talking the same chemistry. One can only assume they’re satisfied with the various concerns… safety, cycle life, reliability. Like that.
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What kind of cell it is ? LiPoFe4 ?
The tech for this new breed of motorbikes is sexy ! Simple and sexy !
No moving parts, just pure power !
No, it’s lithium polymer, or “lipo” – the same chemistry used in radio-control planes and such. Yes- pure power indeed!
1. I don’t see any Brammo batteries in your 2nd photo.
2. What makes you say the batteries are Lithium Polymer? The official Empulse specs say otherwise: http://www.brammo.com/empulse_specifications/
1. Those aren’t battery modules? ummmm.. Look a little closer.
2. 3.7V = lipo. (“Brammo Power™ BPM15/90 Lithium-Ion ( NCM Chemistry)” = Marketing.)
update: See most recent post for a little clarification. They are lipo. They’re not what is commonly known as “RC lipo”. http://evmc2.wordpress.com/2012/08/20/brammo-empulse-runs-linicomno2-or-ncm-not-lipo/