KTM, HONDA & YAMAHA AGREE TO CREATE UNIVERSAL BATTERIES FOR ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES

[Brent421]

KTM, HONDA & YAMAHA AGREE TO CREATE UNIVERSAL BATTERIES FOR ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES | Motocross Action Magazine

 

[Philip]

Very smart! Trying to achieve a technological or performance superiority in the area of building batteries is not what low-volume EV and motorcycle manufacturers should do! Leave that to suppliers and battery makers. Or make your own awesome battery design and let others buy and use it!

 

[B. FRANK]

QUICK. someone send them an alta battery! wouldn't it be cool if you could pull up, and swap batteries like you do bbq grill propane tanks, and keep on riding?

 

[Fog 25]

Here’s other article. They talk about BPR
Honda Will Work With KTM, Piaggio, Yamaha On Standardized Swappable Batteries For Bikes And ATVs | Carscoops

 

[B. FRANK]

in the sub article linked to Honda will work with Ktm etc(see above link) brp introduces 6 new electric vehicles there is a center podium containing a very altaish looking battery...any one else see this?

 

[Philip]

in the sub article linked to Honda will work with Kim etc(see above link) brp introduces 6 new electric vehicles there is a center podium containing a very altaish looking battery...any one else see this?

Yeah, these do look like the Alta's internals.
Bastards. Cannibals.

 

[B. FRANK]

hey if they continue to manufacture them and use them in new products then maybe stuff can be retrofitted as technology increases. it's a possible ray of sunshine, bask in it!!

 

[Motophyllic]

Retrofit

 

[Redwolf]

I still say fuck BRP with a rusty cactus!

Unless they suddenly change their tune and are willing to support Alta's in some useful fashion, then I will retract and apologize.

 

[snydes]

I still say fuck BRP with a rusty cactus!

Unless they suddenly change their tune and are willing to support Alta's in some useful fashion, then I will retract and apologize.

 

[enjoythesilenc]

Yeah, these do look like the Alta's internals.
Bastards. Cannibals.
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Yeah that inverter is a dead ringer. I stumbled across this, not sure if it relates to anything as its 7 years old but kind of coincidental as the inverter chip discussed is the same as the Alta TMS570 https://e2e.ti.com/support/microcon...-forum/355143/tms570ls10106-out-of-production

 

[B. FRANK]

come on haters! if brp uses alta parts then alta parts will be available! how is this a bad thing? if they continue to use Alta's technology then maybe as technology moves forward some of it may be used to upgrade Altas. the majority of the bike can be replaced with existing parts from other brands but batteries, inverters, motors and such are gonna get scarce in the future. I think if someone embraces the tech parts(wether they stole the tech or not) can only be good news for us alta owners. feel free to tell me I'm wrong, I am an adult and can take it. ps. I do suffer from techno shock and am riding something I don't really understand...but I like it!!

 

[enjoythesilenc]

Frank, with your optimism, you are the guy to reach out to Denys Lapointe and be our ambassador to get things rolling. I found a video showing the Alta components pretty clearly: BRP začíná tlačit elektriku, Kanaďané představili šest konceptů - motorkář

 

[Motophyllic]

When Alta decided to shut the doors, I don’t think they made any money. They paid off debt and were auctioned off. Couldn’t they have chosen to make their software open source, then when they were auctioned off what does it matter. They didn’t get any of the money anyway.

 

[snydes]

They were fully bound and gagged by Harley.

 

[Judaslefourbe]

They didn’t get any of the money anyway.

That's not entirely true: I got a $700 severance package for 4 years of sweat and tears. #winning

 

[Motophyllic]

Sorry to hear that man. If I had Elon Musk money, I’d team up with all you ex Alta guys and we’d make some kick ass bikes.

 

[Redwolf]

Sorry to hear that man. If I had Elon Musk money, I’d team up with all you ex Alta guys and we’d make some kick ass bikes.

Many of us would if we could!

 

[C5tor]

Sorry to hear that man. If I had Elon Musk money, I’d team up with all you ex Alta guys and we’d make some kick ass bikes.

We will need kick ass electric dirt bikes on Mars. Not enough O2 to make roosting Martian dust on an ICE bike viable. Gotta go electric. Elon knows this, and will need Altas on that first trip to Mars to make it work! Should be able to catch some sweet air in 1/3 G, although traction will be a bit of a problem.

 

[Rix]

We will need kick ass electric dirt bikes on Mars. Not enough O2 to make roosting Martian dust on an ICE bike viable. Gotta go electric. Elon knows this, and will need Altas on that first trip to Mars to make it work! Should be able to catch some sweet air in 1/3 G, although traction will be a bit of a problem.

And with only 1/3 G, we might see a substantial increase in range.