Electric race bike smoked...

[edj]

This £250,000 prototype electric race bike looks great in the 'before' picture a friend took at Silverstone in UK...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/62078500@N05/5852301544/lightbox/

Apparantly batteries can be volatile... after spontaneous combustion and failed attempts to extinguish, they let it burn over night...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/62078500@N05/5851751123/lightbox/

Ouch. Maybe gasoline isn't so bad!

[bornwildnfree]

Wow...*wince* that sucks

[edj]

looking through his flickr there are more sad pictures of the smoldering ruin... would have been cool to see that thing race against the traditional bikes (as I think it was going to)

[Wrider]

Personally I like this for the "after" pic.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/62078500@N05/5852431582/lightbox/

[Spooph]

ouch, that's rough!

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

Any battery can be dangerous at high discharge and recharge rates. some explode. Plus, the noxious gasses released are FAR more deadly than a gasoline bike burning down. Bummer.

[OUTLAWD]

I suspect it was the italian parts that made it fail :dunno:

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

I suspect it was the italian parts that made it fail :dunno:
Hah! They must-a been-a some-a defective ones-a smuggled into a-this country off-a da boat-a. :)