Lit Motors unveils functioning prototype of its C-1 self-balancing electric motorcycle
2012 ж. 3 Мау.
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Gizmag pays a visit to San Francisco-based Lit Motors, to check out the company's functioning prototype of its gyroscopically-stabilized C-1 electric motorcycle. You can read more about it, at www.gizmag.com/lit-motors-c1-p...
The `prototype´ shown on their website has now been discarded. Its only use was to further interest in pre-payments and investment. The current test vehicle is nothing more than a basic frame with gyros, and is chain driven. Apparently the electric hubs have been discarded too. A number of videos on Facebook show it driving slowly in a straight line and in a very shallow curve. No single element of the vehicle has been finalised. And yet pre-payment slots are still being sold and LIT maintains that the first production run is to commence in 2014. The project is rapidly disintegrating into a world of fantasy.
I would love one of these. Not as a replacement for my motorcycle, but as a replacement for my car for when I need to make cheap and comfortable trips to places.
Awesome! Tonnes of respect to the inventor!
Get going, hero. The world need you!
My right ear loves this ....
yo, that last bit was the truth there. "we should all be trying to change the world, because it needs it".
how much juice will those gyros use tho? back up battery life partition for them too? parking on a side slope kind of problems will add annoying degrees of complexity in the 'kickstand' system too
looks cool
Thrustcycle is working on the same project. Their videos are posted on KZhead.
I've seen a few videos of this, but I've yet to find a clip of it actually turning a corner. Something tells me it'll have a wider turning radius than a car, let alone a motorcycle. Also dubious about the claimed 220 mile range. Even the latest electric motorcycles with huge batteries get about 60 miles.
How about a little boot space? An office goer / Sales person may need some brief case to be kept under his seat or some where safely. One more little seat for a child will help for commuting to school and back. These 2 little improvements will help in reducing the traffic congestion in most cities in the early morning hrs.
It's great to see it actually working, especially in reverse, but there's still a hell of a long way to go before this thing can 'flip flop' through a chicane, with precision, like a motorcycle, or indeed a Peraves Monotracer, which I will remind you, has been in production for many years now and whose electric version is much closer to sale, with 5 machines already on the road with full legality. I'm still very skeptical about the price and timescales predicted here, and if there's room for 2!
Now that Aptera's gone this looks very interesting...
To all the naysayers below, this vehicle is all about the convenience of a bike with the safety aspects of a (very) compact car, imagine being able to bring home a fair amount of groceries from the supermarket while listening to music and enjoying a heated/air conditioned cabin while at the same time taking corners like a road bike!!
so...how does it stay upright when parked? The gyros just keep spinning?
how long does it stand still until the battery runs out and it falls over?
Correction: 2 counter-spinning gyros are mostly to eliminate their destabilizing reaction while riding straight, but over bumps. Kim tries to resurrect one century old worked prototypes with modern robotics. Let him prevail.
This should balance way better than a trike on curves and turns.
does anyone know why ther are 2 smaller gyros instead of one large gyro? is it because of the lag of the gyros? or why they decided to go with an electric version instead of gasoline? or why the founder would rather look like he is 14 instead of professional?otherwise it looks awesome.
What's the song at the start of the video ?
Wird hoffentlich zur Serienproduktion kommen. Ein allwettertaugliches Zweiradfahrzeug in einer abgeschlossener Führerkabine würde energiesparend und viel Platz auf der Strasse einbringen. Das ideale Zweitfahrzeug oder gar Single-Fahrzeug für die Fahrt zum Arbeitsplatz bzw. in das Freizeitvergnügen in die Natur.
She's a great Idea! - So many benefits on so many levels ! - I really do hope they will go into full produduction - Maybe they'll cost a little less - Then I could maybe afford one - Perfect for my needs !
*escapes from the game grid verrrry slowly*
Disruptive Technology...... I like that analogy!
I have a feeling than an autonomous version of this will be the dominant form of transportation in the future.
Self driving cars of all sorts will be available in 5 years or so.
LOL. Great prediction.
how wide is it? if it's more than 1Meter it certainly won't cut through traffic like a motorcycle... I'm still a big fan of that BMW scooter with a roof, I think if you mixed that with the MP3 hybrid and got an MP3 hybrid with a roof you just might have the ultimate city transportation vehicle
You might have answered your own question when addressing the sizes. 2 smaller ones in line keep the vehicle size down.
that balancer for 2 wheels already made in early cars ? why never heard of it
is this a twoseater ?
As a car/bike nut, racer and kinda performance nerd if you're going to make something like this make the top-speed 90-100 ish and the range >300m/500km. You aren't going to sell it to anybody but the early adopters for 16-24k and for the most part they could care less for speed, range is where it's at and AS an early adopter myself I want the range. I have a handful of cars and bikes available if I wanna play.
Lit Motors, I'm interested in your gyroscope
This glass goes over your head? So if you crash and flip over does it not create danger of breaking this glass and your head? Secondly what about tall people?
A Twizy is much cheaper than a possible future version of this. Competing with big car manufacturers is really tricky ; in general competing in manufacturing sector is hard.
Launch date
trust me the range is NOT 220miles at 120mph probably 60miles at 120 if your lucky :-) I am guessing the 220 mile range is at a more sedate 50-60mph I ALSO want to see a no computer no gyro version. if that gets it down closer to $15k they have a winner !!
I've answered in sequence of your questions not to repeat 'em. U started fun, I followed. To make fun a bit educational, read on gyroscopes in Wikipedia or physics, because a lot of guys are sure that heavy and high spinning gyros by themselves "balance" one-track vehicle with no control loop, or some even claim that two wheels of a moving bike balance it.. It's exponential B.S. times B.S. (see "dynamics of a bike" in Wikipedia too) ha, ha
When can I get it in India ? What will be the price of it in India? Make a hole on it 's roof. When cover of the hole is closed, then rain cannot enter in it's inner side.But when the cover is open it will function as a fan.Make it solar cum battery cum petrol provision.
The two gyros were too small for the sheer size and weight of the C1. I suggest they add one more gyro but too large for the battery to power it up plus the electronics and the motor. Another suggestion is the use of some light materials used by aviation industries and supercar manufacturers....Carbon fiber or Kevlar. The problem with those materials is it will make the C1 too expensive for what it is.
❤ i need as soon as possible i like it
where i send money
I posted in my website
That is not Daniel Kim from Lost. :P
One can safely go for a good spin on this vehicle.
1:12 jeep with custom aluminium body??
In 2020 we still don't have it.
This is silly, how would it discriminate between an oil stain in the road and taking a fast curve?it would tend to continue in straight line, how will it connect/disconnect this function? cause we certainly dont need it all the time, we want to lean our machines safely as far as possible.
16k, comparable to many mainstream American motorcycles as it is.
You can probably lose the doors and gyro, let people hold it up with their legs at a stop like a recumbent bike, and sell it for a bit less. And handlebars vs steering wheels
Hola Buenos días amigo le hablo de República Dominicana Necesito comprar esa moto por favor Quiero los precios y una cuenta para hacer el depósito
i want one
when you park it for a few days, does a stand come out or does it fall over when the batteries are empty?? I don't see the practical use of this thing, driving a motorcycle is about freedom and feeling the wind passing your body, not locking yourself up in a cocoon
Very good,$$$$$
TRON lightbikes? Well I'm getting me one
stilll now I want it to succeed somehow .. somebody copy this .. make it work !!!! take my money !!!
Consume power even in the parking lot just to keep it standing..
This is awesome but you guys need to put gas motors in these
Too bad the video editor didn't have auto-balancing software.
Get your audio levels right!
1:18 like a sir....
fairly sure he said 16k mate
I'd rather have a vehicle that leans into the corner... oh wait! The Carver was already invented and looks almost exactly the same as this thing!! Just make that one electric and we have ourselves a truly awesome machine.
Original!
Stuff Jeremy clarkson in there next
1:53 is a familiar sound to anyone who's hobby is remote control. I think they stole the idea from the Atomik Metal Mulisha MM450 R/C Motorcycle!
Good ☺️☺️☺️
It stays upright on two wheels, (!)
What happens WHEN it falls over? because it will.
Seriously!... i'm not sure if this has been considered, but if possible, collaborate with Google on there self driving car tech, licence it if you need to and incorporate it into this. Two truely disruptive tech's in one package. (then watch your back for big oil/big auto)
How the hell do you countersteer with a steering wheel? I assume that's why no Journos have been allowed a drive/ride? Release that like that and people will be crashing them everywhere. Great concept but a long way to go yet methinks.
It seems a 3 wheeler makes more sense.
Why not 4?
@@spaken2768 With 4 wheels, it is a car and legal requirements are a lot different. Motorcycles are inherently more dangerous but I believe in personal freedom...if accompanied by personal accountability. I wish you well.
Lol... functioning. "The engine runs and it goes in a straight line."
Quiero una
So,you call this a functioning prototype?
IT'S NOT A FUNCTIONING PROTOTYPE!!!! Use a Piaggio three-wheel configuration to hold an enclosed cabin instead of wasting money on gyros. A 3 wheeler also has more rubber on the road to help in cornering and stopping.
More rubber means more friction means less efficient.
sqgl 3 wheels are more efficient at stopping. 3 wheels are more efficient at staying upright on their own. Does it take more energy to push 3 wheels down the road? Yes, but not much more. Also, it takes energy to keep gyros spinning. Gyros are not just powered up to speed, they require added energy every time a turning force is applied to them. Every time the vehicle makes a turn the gyro feels resistance and will slow down if the motor doesn't power it back up to speed. In reality that may not be a problem since none of the several videos I've seen on this vehicle actually show it making a real turn. That was 3 months ago tho, maybe they have a video of it making turns now, I don't know.
2 gyros are to fit into tight space under seat and 2 failures at once are unlikely. e-drive is to use gyros for regenerative braking, to use hub motors (no hood and transmission), and to look "environmentalist". Asians look like teenagers till their 50-s. Yes, for the laity it looks awesome, but for those who can see conceptual faults it's not so.
是、凄く善いと思うよ。 バッテリーだけって・・・航続距離が気になるけど・・・ 韓国の人かな?中国の人かな? 良い仕事シテイルネ。Good Job.!!ガソリンエンジン載せないの?
Massive understeer alert
16k
Jiz-mag really needs to hire an audio editor. This was awful to listen to. I had to crank up the sound for the voice over and kill it for the interview.
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Sorry but the audio is badly balanced, especially if listening over headphones.
And again, not a single shot of it balancing.
funny,you go from e-drive to Asians look like teenager's till their 50's,ha ha
What happens when you get t-boned in a motorcycle?
We should all be getting off our aaa...uh bums. ----lulz near the end
120mph haha.
jizzmag
SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY
taking to long to come to market
Oh goody, now MORE people with no skills can fill the roads driving these while talking and texting on their phones.
bike is ok but i wont is fling bike
No worse than a moon roof. I also wonder about tall people. They put a girl in there for the demo video.
What's the point of self balancing? Why not just add a third wheel like the Piaggio MP3? The Segway is a total FAIL! I think you should just keep it simple!!!
It has the turningcircle of a moon and it's electric so it has a very limited range and will take a billion years to recharge. Worse even, after charging it a couple of times the batterylife will deteriorate. Let's stop this electric nonsense and try to find other alternatives. Use yeasts on an industrial scale to produce diesel for instance.
A shave, haircut, and nice some better clothes will help his sales image., especially before doing a video! This image looks like a nerd out to dupe folks out of their money. Not saying thats what it is, but what it appears to be.
I really don't see the point of this vehicle, Car buyers won't trust it not to fall over, too much like a car for motorcyclists and the batteries will as green as Deepwater Horizon turned out to be.
It's basically a car wannabe motorcycle fail
wtf SOUND FAIL sadly unwatchable
Flashy, hi-tech, but pointless and expensive!
useless waste of energy for balancing... one more time.