Erik Buell returns with an electric bike of 200 km of autonomy

Erik Buell, the legendary designer and motorcyclist, has just launched Fuell, your new electric mobility company. To make this new project a reality, he has just introduced the Fluid-1, an electric pedal bike with an impressive range of 200 kilometers.

The Fluid-1 will be available in two versions: a more basic, which will reach 32 km / h, while the other will reach 45 km / h and will be known as Fluid-1S S-Pedelec. Both models will have a pair of 980 W interchangeable batteries, which can be recharged in just 30 minuteswho promises to be one of his great strengths.

The new invention of Erik Buell will be on sale only in the United States and can be booked from April 2019, priced at $ 3,295. In addition to this bike, Fuell is also working on an electric motorcycle whose engine will be installed inside the rear wheel, which will allow the case to store the battery and the rest of the components.. Called Flow, this motorcycle will have two powers: one of 11 W, called Flow-1, comparable to a bike of 125 CC and 15 CV, and the other of 35 W, called Flow-1S, whose maximum power is 47 hp

Like its pair of pedals, the Flow will only be available in the United States and its price will start at 10,995 USD. The first deliveries are scheduled for the beginning of the year 2021.

After creating a company that eventually merged with Harley-Davidson, and another that failed twice, Erik Buell's partner is Frederic Vbadeur, Sauber F1's team director, Sauber Motorsport's CEO and Power Sector. founder of Spark Racing Technology, which develops and builds Formula E cars; in addition to the entrepreneur François-Xavier Terny, who has experience as a consultant and investor in other motorcycle companies.

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