The famous Pujian pass, our test track. A
3,300ft rise winding 4 miles straight up.
The Tycoon will easily climb this peak in 30mins with 320lb rider on board.
Tested and proven endurance that no other scooter can come close to.
I took this photo about two thirds the way
up the pass. What an exhilarating and spectacular ride. You must visit
the factory and do this ride one day. I weigh 180lbs and we put an extra
145lbs in ballast on board. When we arrived at the base deep in the
valley I thought if we got 200 yards up this mountain we would doing be
better than any scooter I had ridden before. Its that steep. The photo
does not give a true indication of how steep it really is. I hit full
throttle at the bottom of the valley marked in red and the Tycoon went
straight to the top in 30 minutes at an average speed of almost 8 mph !! We
loaded the Tycoon into the van, took it to the bottom and did it again
15 minutes later. Nothing overheated, nothing stopped, nothing broke.
Perfection. Just a true test of the remarkable engineering skills of
Lotus Blake. How's it done you ask. Read on. |
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Up till now performance as an
average of performance if a large scooter did 1.5 amps/
kph/
hour this was good. That is to say a large scooter doing 8
mph on flat ground is using 22 amps per Hour. Many scooters
are far worse than this. The latest Tycoon has set a new record
of .5amps/kph/hour. To carry the same load at 8mph the
Tycoon is using 8 amps per Hour. This means batteries last
longer, the scooter goes further particularly when the batteries
are older and there is less wear and tear. Truly Advanced
Technology |
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This is the most advanced motor and
transaxle assembly ever conceived and built for an electric scooter. The
motors are state of the art. High powered new material World leading
Rare Earth magnets with latest technology windings, laminates and
glues. The light weight gear case encloses precision powdered sintered
compressed gears. The highest quality Japanese bearings and seals are
combined with the latest technology in the very best synthetic
lubricant. Small purpose built Accent precision drive couplings finish
the drive train to the wheels. This is something to be proud of. 8 years
in development and endurance tested under load for 2,000 hours without a
brush change. Expensive technology but the outcome is well worth it.
This is not an adapted water pump gearbox. It really delivers smooth
efficient power like never before. |
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