Rode an electric bike today

**Pixie** · 18th June 2010, 11:14

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Pixie by name - Pixie by taste.

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**Pixie** · 18th June 2010, 11:17

Originally Posted by NighthawkNZ

Japps a developing a magneting motor which is pretty impressive to... it be on youtube some where

All electric motors are fuggin' magnetic

**Big Dave** · 18th June 2010, 11:26

There's a polarising thought.

**onearmedbandit** · 18th June 2010, 12:59

Originally Posted by Big Dave

There's a polarising thought.

Positively.

**onearmedbandit** · 18th June 2010, 13:00

Originally Posted by Big Dave

There's a polarising thought.

Positively.

**Big Dave** · 18th June 2010, 13:09

Your duplicate post are unattractive.

They should be poles apart.

**MattRSK** · 18th June 2010, 13:12

ahhh I love electricity.

**onearmedbandit** · 18th June 2010, 13:15

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Your duplicate post are unattractive.

They should be poles apart.

Sorry, I put them in series by mistake.

**MattRSK** · 18th June 2010, 13:16

We are making our own electric scooter at uni should be a laugh.

This is the stuff I am interested in anyhow

http://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/the-...-with-the-flow

Smart grids and such. Mostly non relevant to this thread.

**rustyrobot** · 18th June 2010, 13:16

There are some advances being made in the field of cordless energy. Perhaps the battery part of the bikes could be replaced with receivers of some kind and there could be transmitters of some sort throughout the city (in the way mobile phone towers work today). Would be a bummer in 'black spot' areas, but might work well for urban commuters.

**MattRSK** · 18th June 2010, 13:20

I know of a few places where battery powered buses are charged by induction at bus stops. Wireless power over short distances is used widely however over large distances there is severe losses and the strength of the magnetic field is cause for concern at this stage.

**avgas** · 18th June 2010, 14:11

Originally Posted by R-Soul

I think most engineers are already reluctant to run windows on a computer!

You are confusing engineers for Boffins.
Boffins ONLY run linux, talk to cats, work in dark rooms and drive Daihatsu Charades.

That's what Mr Wiggles told me as I was installing mint yesterday.