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March 4th, 2010, 15:40
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Electric motorcycles (http://www.engadget.com/tag/electricmotorcycle) are getting more and more common, and while we don't think they'll ever quite capture the rush of an internal-combustion engine threatening to fly into bits as it screams toward red-line, they are starting to offer their own... unique charms. This model is a Norwegian prototype, based on a Honda chassis that had its tail chopped and motor stripped, replaced by stacks of Nickel-Metal batteries, then wrapped in some custom bodywork. The bike sports a touchscreen dash powered by Ubuntu that offers both stats about the bike (speed, temperature, etc.) as well as GPS navigation and, presumably, on the go games of Tux Racer. It's a one-off built by Green School Motorcycles and Akershus University College, and there's plenty more information about it in a video at the source link below -- if you speak Norwegian.
[Thanks, dsbilling (http://dsbilling.no/)]Electric Green School motorcycle shows its rebel nature by running Linux (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/electric-green-school-motorcycle-shows-its-rebel-nature-by-runni/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Electric motorcycles (http://www.engadget.com/tag/electricmotorcycle) are getting more and more common, and while we don't think they'll ever quite capture the rush of an internal-combustion engine threatening to fly into bits as it screams toward red-line, they are starting to offer their own... unique charms. This model is a Norwegian prototype, based on a Honda chassis that had its tail chopped and motor stripped, replaced by stacks of Nickel-Metal batteries, then wrapped in some custom bodywork. The bike sports a touchscreen dash powered by Ubuntu that offers both stats about the bike (speed, temperature, etc.) as well as GPS navigation and, presumably, on the go games of Tux Racer. It's a one-off built by Green School Motorcycles and Akershus University College, and there's plenty more information about it in a video at the source link below -- if you speak Norwegian.
[Thanks, dsbilling (http://dsbilling.no/)]Electric Green School motorcycle shows its rebel nature by running Linux (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/electric-green-school-motorcycle-shows-its-rebel-nature-by-runni/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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