{"id":434395,"date":"2010-03-16T06:01:48","date_gmt":"2010-03-16T10:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecofriend.org\/entry\/hornet-all-electric-concept-superbike-can-turn-on-a-dime\/"},"modified":"2010-03-16T06:01:48","modified_gmt":"2010-03-16T10:01:48","slug":"hornet-all-electric-concept-superbike-can-turn-on-a-dime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/434395","title":{"rendered":"Hornet all-electric concept superbike can turn on a dime"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/03\/15\/hornet_02_EhUxC_17621.jpg\" alt=\"hornet_02\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eco Factor:<\/strong> Zero-emission concept superbike powered by electric motors. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.electricblue.tv\/art-design\/589\/incredible-monocycle\/\">Hornet<\/a> is a concept zero-emission superbike by designer Liam Ferguson that has emerged as the winner of the prestigious VACC competition. What sets the superbike apart from the crowd is not just its single-wheeled frame, but its ability to turn around on a dime. The bike is powered by dual 74hp in-wheel hydrogen fuel cell six-phase neodymium-iron electric motors.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/03\/15\/hornet_04_rQPbk_17621.jpg\" alt=\"hornet_04\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Hornet integrates two side-by-side small wheels to balance it gyroscopically when parked. However, when the rider accelerates, the bike tilts forward and lifts its rear stabilizing wheels off the ground to run on a central wheel. Weighing in at 176kg, the zero-emission bike has been designed to be surprisingly easy to maneuver with an amazing turning radius of zero meters.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/03\/15\/hornet_05_rZzqT_17621.jpg\" alt=\"hornet_05\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/03\/15\/hornet_01_csEhx_17621.jpg\" alt=\"hornet_01\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/03\/15\/hornet_03_5gHpQ_17621.jpg\" alt=\"hornet_03\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Via: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedesignblog.org\/entry\/hornet-gyroscopically-balanced-superbike-can-turn-on-a-five-cent-coin\/\">TheDesignBlog<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eco Factor: Zero-emission concept superbike powered by electric motors. The Hornet is a concept zero-emission superbike by designer Liam Ferguson that has emerged as the winner of the prestigious VACC competition. What sets the superbike apart from the crowd is not just its single-wheeled frame, but its ability to turn around on a dime. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":229,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-434395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/229"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=434395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434395\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=434395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=434395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=434395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}