Electric propulsion systems represent a great opportunity for vehicle designers to develop innovations that set a new benchmark in today’s market. Based on this concept, White Motorcycle Concepts (WMC) created a motorcycle prototype centered on aerodynamics.
Robert White is founder and CEO of WMC, a new concept in electric motorcycles that aims to break speed records, using aerodynamic engineering in its WMC250EV model, which features a large tunnel for air to flow through the vehicle, rather than around it, as it traditionally would.
“Wind tunnel tests show that this unusual design reduces the motorcycle’s aerodynamic resistance by 70 percent more than aerodynamic vehicles on the market today,” White said.
Prominent independent designer, John Keogh, has been one of the collaborators involved in the project that has promised from the beginning to break the record set by rider Max Biaggi on October 31, 2020, when, with Venturi Group, achieved the highest speed registered for an electric motorcycle: 408 km/h on a Voxan Wattman.
“With more than two and a half decades in motorcycle industry, I thought I had covered all basics and aerodynamics possibilities; Robert’s proposals quickly changed my mind with a radical solution born from his own work in motorsport. The potential for a significant resistance reduction is evident”, stated Keogh when the project was unveiled.
WMC250EV previews
A two-wheel drive system that delivers 130 hp is one of the bike’s main attributes and it promises an interesting position for the rider who has the opportunity to get to know its power.
According to its creators, the WMC250EV, in addition to having a “unique” power capacity, is capable of achieving twice the mileage of an electric motorcycle on the market today, with the same charge.
The bike’s development, intended specifically to break Biaggi’s record, is backed by a British consortium of engineering specialists in vehicles.
For more information about White Motorcycle Concepts, go to their website HERE.
Written by | Osward Rubio
Written by | Osward Rubio
