The NOVUS One Light-weight E-Moto Might Make Metropolis Commuting Enjoyable

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The NOVUS One electrical motorbike is a fast and right-sized bike for getting across the metropolis, bringing collectively some nice specs and an ultramodern look in a light-weight bundle. This light-weight little motorbike may very well be a candy alternative for a zero-emission experience, and one that might make the every day commute fairly a little bit of enjoyable.

NOVUS was based in 2019, however its roots date again to a college venture in 2010, when founder René Renger and lead developer Marcus Weidig got down to “create the good electrical mild motorbike” for a joint bachelor’s thesis.

“Our idea from the start was to mix the benefits of the bicycle world with these of the motorbike world. The lightness and agility of an eBike mixed with the efficiency and sovereignty of a motorbike, mixed with an electrical drive and a design that lastly appears like the longer term.”

They each went on after college to finally work as designers at Volkswagen, however continued to carry on to the concept of a “new sort of mild bike,” and after some 9 years of working half time on the design of the NOVUS, they introduced a prototype to CES 2019. Quickly after, the corporate was based, and René and Marcus every left their earlier positions and have been working towards their imaginative and prescient ever since. The staff is now 15 members robust and are working collectively to deliver the NOVUS One to life, “which might function an inspiration for change within the motorbike business.”

The NOVUS One relies on a carbon fiber monocoque body that weighs simply 6.9 kg (15.2 lb), which is claimed to be lighter and extra inflexible than typical metal or aluminum frames, in addition to being extra “visually interesting.” Driving the rear wheel is a excessive torque (400Nm) transverse flux motor from GKN, which has “unequalled torque density and effectivity,” and when paired with the 5.4 kW battery, it delivers a driving efficiency that “simply surpasses comparable 125cc machines.” A quick charger possibility can deliver the battery from 0-80% in 1.5 hours (220V enter), and the charger might be introduced with because it matches within the open diamond within the body (or which might maintain a purpose-made backpack, the “Backster”).

The burden of the NOVUS One is 103 kg (227 lb), with a complete potential payload of 130 kg (286 lb), with the quickest model of the bike in a position to go from 0-50 km (31 mph) in 1.9 seconds. The Base mannequin of the One is restricted to producing 7 kW (peak) of energy, with a high pace of 90 km/h (56 mph) and a variety of as much as 150 kilometers. The Tremendous model of the One is restricted to 12 kW (peak), with a high pace of 95 km/h (59 mph), with a potential vary of 140 km (86.9 miles). And for the final word model of the One (they check with it because the ‘God’ model), the motor can produce as much as 25 kW of energy for a high pace of 120 km/h (75 mph) and a variety of about 135 km (83.8 miles) per cost.

The sticky bit about this electrical motorbike is its value, which begins at €22,500 (~$24,275) for the bottom mannequin, as that’s a good bit of cabbage for a motorbike that has specs considerably lower than say, the Zero FX, which retails for about $12,500. The NOVUS One claims 400 Nm of torque, whereas the FX claims simply 106 Nm, however the FX additionally has a bit increased high pace and longer vary than the One, for about half the worth. They’re two totally different sorts of bikes, so maybe it’s not an apples to apples comparability, and there’s at all times a premium for early adoption of the primary fashions of most new autos, so maybe the worth is good.

NOVUS is taking pre-orders for a restricted Founders Version of the One with a €150 refundable deposit, with an estimate supply date of the primary quarter of 2025. There’s additionally a lease possibility talked about beginning at €350 per thirty days, which is perhaps much more palatable of a value for anybody who desires to get a really feel for it earlier than truly buying one outright. All the main points can be found at the NOVUS web site, together with a method to enroll to be on the listing to be notified about alternatives for a take a look at experience.