Hi all,
A pal of mine is hosting one of the TT Zero teams for this year's competition. This is a race for the newish category of zero-emission electric bikes. They're developing very rapidly currently and are at present capable of putting out 160bhp for 37.75 miles (one lap) at least (on a good day anyway). Some online calculator I've tried states this is equal to about 120kW but that seems like an awful lot to me and surely cannot be right. I was just wondering what sort of electric bill he can expect (after they've gone home, obviously). They made several overnight charge-ups during testing and he said his breakers were repeatedly tripping out. Anyone care to do the maths? You'll have to allow for efficiency as well, of course, since the 160bhp is the power OUT. I'll pass on the result when I see him again tomorrow (assuming it's not too horrible, that is, as he has a heart condition).
cheers, cd.