Engineers from the British company White Motorcycle Concepts (WMC) have presented a conceptual working prototype of the WMC250EV electric motorcycle, which reaches 402 km/h thanks to a unique body design with an effective drag coefficient of 0.118.
The WMC250EV’s unusual body has a huge longitudinal opening, which reduces aerodynamic drag while driving. It has set the world speed record for motorcycles powered by electricity. Rob White, who once worked on creating supercars for Le Mans and Formula 1 races, took part in developing a unique motorcycle with a 69% reduced drag coefficient.
According to the project participants, to reduce the aerodynamic drag, it was necessary to completely rethink the traditional concept of designing motorcycle bodies. The result is the most “aerodynamically efficient motorcycle” in the world.
A record speed for electric motorcycles was achieved using an electric motor with a fairly low power of 134 hp, or 99 kW. For the next year, the developers have planned to achieve even more impressive speed parameters.
The test is going to be conducted in Bolivia. The first test trials of the new motorcycles will take place this year. Going forward, WMC will use the patented V-Air technology in the development of a new kind of production motorcycles, White Motorcycle Concepts. However, the release date has not been announced yet.
