Filed under: Biodiesel, Etc., On Two Wheels, USA
eBay Find of the Day: Rocket-powered electric bike
The modern definition of a hybrid vehicle is any single machine with multiple sources of power. Usually, this means one internal combustion engine and one electric motor with batteries. This is again the case with the Biohazard Jet Bike, though its internal combustion engine happens to be a propane-fed turbine engine which spins at up to 112,000 revolutions per minute and produces forty-five pounds of thrust. The electric motor is powered by twenty-four volts of juice and is said to be good for eighteen miles per hour for up to twenty miles.
The bike also has pedals, though they are non-functional. From the looks of things, much of the cycle comes from the pedal-powered world, with a front fork and wheels cribbed from the bike world for sure. Still, this machine looks like lots of fun, and jet engines have been known to run on nearly any combustible fuel, including our personal favorite: biodiesel.
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Gallery: Jet-Powered Electric Bike
[Source: eBay Motors]
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rj 8:07PM (7/08/2008)
big flames save lives - or something like that. It looks like an effective tailgater prevention system to me
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brn 8:44AM (7/09/2008)
There's nothing more green than spewing flames and smoke out of the back of a vehicle.
ABG, I was looking for sarcasm in the article, but didn't see it.
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