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For Some Drivers, an Electric Motorcycle Could Be the Best of Both Worlds

NY Times -- Zipping around on a motorcycle can be fun, but being in a downpour or an accident on one is not. Driving a car is safer and more comfortable, but traffic and parking can be annoying.

What if you got rid of the bad parts of both?

You might end up with something like the C-1, an electric motorcycle that looks as if it came out of the movie “Tron.” For protection, the bike is encased in a metal shell, and it is controlled like a car, with a steering wheel and foot pedals. Two big gyroscopes under the floor are designed to keep it from tipping over, even when a car hits it from the side. The C-1’s top speed is 120 miles an hour, and it can travel 200 miles on a full charge.

A small start-up called Lit Motors is developing the C-1 in a three-story warehouse here. Its 33-year-old chief exec

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,643 Points:1,611,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 16, 2012 2:56:27 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse good thinking, esp. for city bound drivers.
TruthMatters Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,520 Points:534,735 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Oct 12, 2012 8:35:31 AM Ignore TruthMatters Report Abuse Hooray for entrepreneurs!
DanMtz Champion Author Oakland Posts:3,360 Points:1,244,300 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Oct 12, 2012 8:18:36 AM Ignore DanMtz Report Abuse Zero to sixty in a couple of seconds?
FJCruiserCA All-Star Author California Posts:517 Points:325,800 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Oct 12, 2012 5:55:38 AM Ignore FJCruiserCA Report Abuse Not for me, but sounds interesting....
kenji554 Champion Author Charlotte Posts:1,217 Points:514,395 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Oct 12, 2012 3:32:30 AM Ignore kenji554 Report Abuse ok
tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:33,054 Points:2,347,460 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Oct 12, 2012 2:31:41 AM Ignore tomok Report Abuse For Some Drivers, an Electric Motorcycle Could Be the Best of Both Worlds and why not! The benefits of a motorcycle, 2 gyroscopes, high mpg and the shell and protection of a car. Get the price and the weight of the batteries down more and more people will buy it. It probably would not work very well for large, tall or fat people! Whatever the size or shape of the vehicle, Produce and ‘Drive’ vehicles with high MPG, are very safe, reliable, have a ‘reasonable’ cost and a good ‘value’ for the money. The price of fuel at the pump is too high! XII/XXII/MMXII!
Sisu58 Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,283 Points:356,170 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 10:19:47 PM Ignore Sisu58 Report Abuse Kinda cool. The initial price tag $24k is way too much. Eventually, they expect them to sell for $14k, which is still to much. If they could bring down the price down further, it might have a chance.
PCWHIZ All-Star Author Denver Posts:579 Points:441,370 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 9:22:18 PM Ignore PCWHIZ Report Abuse Cool, I hope they'll be affordable.
bston Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:1,825 Points:643,250 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 8:52:45 PM Ignore bston Report Abuse Motorcycles always have a safety issue because other drivers don't always see them.
qwerty17 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:3,660 Points:1,118,875 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 8:27:06 PM Ignore qwerty17 Report Abuse great city vehicle.
TXHUNTER1 Champion Author Austin Posts:2,711 Points:295,385 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 3:22:56 PM Ignore TXHUNTER1 Report Abuse Time will tell.
Fitwit Champion Author Stockton Posts:6,404 Points:1,356,845 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 3:21:32 PM Ignore Fitwit Report Abuse Cute, but still doesn't look entirely safe.
5Golfer8 Champion Author Tucson Posts:2,143 Points:301,625 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 3:20:57 PM Ignore 5Golfer8 Report Abuse Sounds expensive.
kcboy Champion Author Utah Posts:3,978 Points:1,509,750 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 3:19:12 PM Ignore kcboy Report Abuse interesting and cool looking cars.
Casper47 Rookie Author Michigan Posts:39 Points:440,895 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 3:12:54 PM Ignore Casper47 Report Abuse But what is the cost
Caribou2011 Champion Author Ohio Posts:3,771 Points:769,810 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 3:12:05 PM Ignore Caribou2011 Report Abuse Sounds like it will be too expensive.
utley All-Star Author Edmonton Posts:835 Points:1,688,155 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 3:09:51 PM Ignore utley Report Abuse This seems to make a lot of sense. Maybe our cities' streets will begin to look like those of European cities, where people use the smallest possible conveyance to get around.
djwhit Champion Author Ohio Posts:3,017 Points:1,209,430 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 3:09:43 PM Ignore djwhit Report Abuse SOUNDS GREAT.....
birdhuntr1 Rookie Author Michigan Posts:78 Points:837,180 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 3:08:42 PM Ignore birdhuntr1 Report Abuse Sounds interesting.
fallbaby All-Star Author Indiana Posts:703 Points:308,840 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 3:07:24 PM Ignore fallbaby Report Abuse okay
no8c Champion Author Ohio Posts:2,809 Points:706,575 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 3:06:46 PM Ignore no8c Report Abuse Thanks for posting this article!
unloquacious Champion Author Indiana Posts:2,693 Points:1,040,640 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 3:06:26 PM Ignore unloquacious Report Abuse I want...
merlinMalo Champion Author San Antonio Posts:1,216 Points:538,000 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 2:59:41 PM Ignore merlinMalo Report Abuse Sounds good but how much $$$$
mikaye Champion Author Cleveland Posts:3,839 Points:866,385 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 2:59:17 PM Ignore mikaye Report Abuse better speed than a car but not distance. with less weight you would think milage would be better it sounds more like a small smart car
LadyBugNIL Champion Author Illinois Posts:3,773 Points:639,345 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 2:55:57 PM Ignore LadyBugNIL Report Abuse ok
oahugasit All-Star Author Hawaii Posts:680 Points:677,345 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 2:55:23 PM Ignore oahugasit Report Abuse Cool!
ESCORT6768 Champion Author Iowa Posts:1,077 Points:611,815 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 2:51:25 PM Ignore ESCORT6768 Report Abuse What will they think of next?
Prodaddy Champion Author Houston Posts:8,385 Points:1,897,035 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 2:51:06 PM Ignore Prodaddy Report Abuse Sounds good to me
Crystalcave7291 Rookie Author Indiana Posts:4 Points:1,045 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 2:50:40 PM Ignore Crystalcave7291 Report Abuse lolz
slowtrain Champion Author Georgia Posts:3,672 Points:949,875 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 2:49:28 PM Ignore slowtrain Report Abuse I'll take one.
Titanic1985 Champion Author South Carolina Posts:6,276 Points:359,315 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 2:49:10 PM Ignore Titanic1985 Report Abuse I stopped driving a motorcycle the day I got married after owning five. The dangers involved, more now than 23 years ago, do not justify their use.
A2J Champion Author Richmond Posts:3,080 Points:603,925 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 2:48:12 PM Ignore A2J Report Abuse Including me
jimbonator88 Sophomore Author California Posts:135 Points:29,350 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 2:46:04 PM Ignore jimbonator88 Report Abuse lmao
LtRTH Champion Author St. Louis Posts:1,781 Points:586,000 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 2:45:52 PM Ignore LtRTH Report Abuse For me one of the things about riding a motorcycle is being out in the open air. This is just a two wheeled car. not something I would want to buy. but the speed and mileage is impressive for a battery vehicle. [Edited by: LtRTH at 10/11/2012 5:46:49 PM EST]
Bubba44612 Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,401 Points:1,878,055 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 2:39:22 PM Ignore Bubba44612 Report Abuse A new James Bond flick.
regasaz Champion Author Phoenix Posts:5,775 Points:1,282,380 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 2:35:51 PM Ignore regasaz Report Abuse Not for me, but I'm sure there is a demand out there somewhere.
lmpski Veteran Author Boston Posts:431 Points:397,755 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 2:31:31 PM Ignore lmpski Report Abuse ....in winter?
clpassenubye Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,359 Points:755,230 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 2:27:24 PM Ignore clpassenubye Report Abuse not at all
bullfrog69 Champion Author Texas Posts:2,304 Points:835,010 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 2:26:03 PM Ignore bullfrog69 Report Abuse Hogwash! in your ear!
kst8er Champion Author St. Louis Posts:2,886 Points:1,047,370 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 2:24:17 PM Ignore kst8er Report Abuse build it & they will come
KillChain Champion Author Albuquerque Posts:5,610 Points:1,532,135 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 2:24:01 PM Ignore KillChain Report Abuse No too safe in the wide open spaces of the west.
WillyG Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:3,558 Points:907,065 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 2:22:50 PM Ignore WillyG Report Abuse I've seen these encased motorcycles in Europe some 3-4 years ago. Not sure if they were electric as they were parked, but they're pretty cool looking.
Kato51 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:7,270 Points:2,165,740 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 2:22:38 PM Ignore Kato51 Report Abuse Looks like a winner to me. Go for it.
40mpgsaturn Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:2,500 Points:522,380 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 2:20:33 PM Ignore 40mpgsaturn Report Abuse It might work.
jetlagAK Champion Author Anchorage Posts:2,251 Points:635,675 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 2:16:49 PM Ignore jetlagAK Report Abuse No more Hype and Chains!
mswillia Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:2,637 Points:573,105 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 2:16:44 PM Ignore mswillia Report Abuse interesting but not at that price
TheThorn All-Star Author South Carolina Posts:827 Points:786,125 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 2:13:34 PM Ignore TheThorn Report Abuse heeeeeeeeeeeyy call me a wimp but it sounds like it could be fun. just think, since it's electric you could add 'tones' to it just like a cell phone so you could make it sound like everything from a HD to an 18 wheeler to a Saturn 5 launch vehicle.
rampower80 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:2,049 Points:462,890 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 2:12:58 PM Ignore rampower80 Report Abuse It doesn't sound nearly as fun to ride as a motorcycle and not nearly as comfortable as a car. I look for it to fail.
plbell627 Champion Author Dayton Posts:5,148 Points:1,203,255 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 2:11:00 PM Ignore plbell627 Report Abuse I don't want one,but somebody may and that would be their decision.
fowlcan Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:2,120 Points:685,565 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 2:08:48 PM Ignore fowlcan Report Abuse Just plain stupid. I would rather drive a casket with a lawn mower engine.