Set to debut at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, US is the Davinci DC100 electric motorcycle (e-bike). Coming in at the high-end spectrum of e-bikes, the DC100 to rival traditional 1,000 cc motorcycles in terms of performance.
Davinci claims the DC100 has a maximum speed of 200 km/h, doing the zero to 100 km/h sprint in just over three seconds. Power is claimed to be the equivalent of 135 hp with a peak torque of 850 Nm while battery capacity is rated at 17.7 kWh.
This gives the DC100 a published range of 400 km under New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) criteria while Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) range is rated at 357 km. The DC100 is compatible with L3 DC Fast Chargers, giving a 30 minute charging time while charging using domestic current and portable charger is also possible, albeit taking much longer.
Davinci intends for the riding experience of the DC100 to be greatly simplified, with only the right hand used for throttle and braking. Grabbing the brake lever on the Brembo PR18 radial master cylinder activates the twin Brembo Stylema M4 four-piston callipers while the rear wheel is slowed by current reversal of the hub-mounted motor.
Utilising Davinci’s combined braking system (CBS), the DC100 achieves the most suitable braking force distribution for every braking dynamic. The riding aids don’t stop there, with ABS and traction control coming as standard equipment.
Also easing the rider’s burden on the DC100 is hill start assist, hill ascent control and ride assist, which controls and slowly builds speed to a max of 7 km/h, preventing abrupt starts if the throttle is twisted too quickly. There is also reverse assist, which lets the DC100 roll backwards at a controlled pace, making moving around in parking lots easier.
Future technology for the DC100 includes self-balancing with electric power steering as well as self-riding and target recognition, where the e-bike will be able to automatically follow a target previously set by the rider. Other future functions include automatic parking and remote calling.
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“Utilising Davinci’s combined braking system (CBS), the DC100 achieves the most suitable braking force distribution for every braking dynamic.”
Moto Guzzi is using this for 50 years already and Honda used it already in the GL1000 in 1983 (nearly 40 years ago)…
They don’t claim to be pioneers of it. It’s a feature that they want to advertise. Should they not mention any feature at all since it’s what everyone else has been doing? The spec can be summarised in one sentence; “whatever you think it has, it probably has it”. Plus it would be using the motor’s regen as opposed to disk braking for the rear so it would be a bit different.
“Power is claimed to be the equivalent of 135 hp with a peak torque of 850 Nm while battery capacity is rated at 17.7 kWh. This gives the DC100 a published range of 400 km under New European Driving Cycle (NEDC)”
And for this 400km, the driver cannot even close use the motor capacity of 135hp (100kW):
17.7kWh / 100kW = 0.177h or 10.62min until the battery runs dry. If I cannot use the motor capacity at all, why spend so much money for it? I would prefer an electric kapchai or an electric bicycle instead.
You are expected to ride responsibly on public roads so you should never be at full throttle on the road at all.
With circuit runs you get regen whenever you brake and you are not at WOT all the time. On a track day you should be able to get 6-7 good laps per 20-minute session before needing a recharge. If – or rather when – circuits have fast chargers electric bikes won’t be missing any sessions either. So it would be about as fast as any 600-1000cc bike and last just as long on a track day.
And you prefer an electric “kapchai” and bicycle, yet say it in a post about a SPORTSBIKE. How unhappy are you?
You call this ugly thing a SPORTSBIKE? Have you ever driven a sportsbike by yourself? For a good reason the weight is not specified in the article. I guess I would need a 3.5t lorry license for it. ;)
Stop complaining. All you can see is the flaw, isn’t it? And yet it’s not a flaw. It’s the bike character, it’s what it’s. This is like complaining why a puma cannot run faster than a cheetah.
Why are you even using maximum HP to calculate how long a bike can run? Your motor is not going to be operating at max HP all the time, in fact only very rarely it will hit the top power unless you’re purposely stress testing it. Otherwise all the EVs on the road will just run for 20 minutes and dry up. Don’t make yourself look like an idiot.
Why are you even using maximum HP to calculate how long a bike can run? The motor is not going to be operating at max HP all the time, in fact it rarely hit max HP unless you purposely stress testing it. Otherwise all the EVs on the road will just run for 20 minutes and then totally dry up. Don’t make yourself look like a laughing stock here
One word – UGLY
2 words…Damn ugly
Wah!.. e bike.. i mean electric powered bikes. this is more like my kind of ride. considering that i never ride motorcycle with clutch up till now. so with this ‘e-bike’, no clutch to worry about. can ride ‘superbike’ without B licence.. he he… do we need B licence for this bike in malaysia ?
malaysia electric kapchai still no where seen.
Why are you even using maximum HP to calculate how long a bike can run? The motor is not going to be operating at max HP all the time, in fact it rarely hit max HP unless you purposely stress testing it. Otherwise all the EVs on the road will just run for 20 minutes and then totally dry up. Don’t make yourself look like a laughing stock here