Arriva the electrical Ural?

The most famous of the sidecar is ready to be electrified: the House has built a prototype powertrain Zero Motorcycles and wants to know if we like it or not… Introducing video, pictures and data of the first electric Ural

I love the style Ural. Since the glorious and iconic Russian brand became… well… American, its appeal has risen steadily and cult vehicle has also become fashionable vehicle.

Lo so, It seems absurd, ma è così: Americans have been able to give more value to the Russian brand of Russian. On the other hand marketing their invention is a.

But I'm not here to make a lesson on Ural marketing, what to talk about the news appeared in the last hour: the prototype of an electric sidecar officially made by the House now based in Redmond, Washington state, but has retained in full post-war philosophy of the sidecar most famous of the world was born in the Urals.

The prototype was made with the close collaboration of Zero Motorcycles who provided the powertrain and the whole project to support technology. The base used is a coach with a single drive wheel model, and as we can see from the video works just fine! Below is the short video made by the students of Good Spark Garage:

As we see, the acceleration is decidedly different from that of a usual sidecar Ural. As for the aesthetic differences, focus solely on the part of the engine, where a new structure that protects the battery pack is clearly visible. There are two more cylinders that boxer, although from the photos it can be seen that the electric motor Z-Force Zero is mounted in unusual position.

The Ural claims to have carried out many tests and trials before you get to this conformation, to have collected a lot of data and information and, after acquiring all of this information it is now able to produce the sidecar, but The purpose of this prototype is exactly understand the actual interest from customers.

The first electric history Ural (well, the first official course) will be on display next week in Long Beach to Progressive Motorcycle Show and it will gather views from the public also on site. If the answer to marketing survey will be positive, it will take him a couple of years before we see actually enter the electric Ural sidecar in the price list.

Passing more technical aspect, It is known that the electrical Ural mounts a battery pack from 13 kWh in addition with one from 6,5 kWh (then 19,5 total) per declared autonomy in 165 km circa. In practice there are three forms of Zero battery does not last generation and this already gives us hope of a further increase of autonomy in the final version. The total weight is 373 kg and this largely explains why electric sull'Ural serves nearly a powerpack worthy of a car to have a range comparable to that of a Zero motorcycle.

In my opinion The sidecar is a perfect medium to be electrified and I find beautiful to be done on most classic of all. The contrast between technology and vintage makes my eyes even more loaded with appeal. I would not like the same way if he had the ultra modern lines, because that is a Ural, it is recognizable, it is an icon!

A parte questo, is the ideal vehicle because there much more space for batteries without compromising passenger comfort and finding a compromise with the weight. In addition, the electric motor that gives it all at once and has important torque values ​​more than the maximum power, It is the ideal engine for the use of the sidecar, which does not count the maximum speed, but reach it quickly with little effort is a considerable improvement.

From the pictures, however,, I do not see the presence of a quick charger, the “charge tank” as he calls it Zero and this I think is a limit. Very beautiful, instead, You have entered the standard charger inside the tank so without changing the style.

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