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[–] 5 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

There are hills in SF my gas powered 125 cvt could not start on. Some had a stop sign right at the top. I would have to turn sideways across the lane, throttle and turn to start up the hill.

But that was starting from a stand still. I'm not sure how a 750w bike would handle it without having to stop. I could see them struggling though.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Well a motor can provide instant torque at stand still, but an engine would have way lower power at low RPM and the transmission is inefficient when starting

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    True, but a hub drive motor doesn't have a transmission and may be geared for fast speeds vs low speed climbing. Also without a transmission there's no clutch friction zone which could help an engine start up the hill. I'd be really interest to see a comparison video about this.

    Edit: on second thought, my cvt didn't even have a clutch. Now I'm even more interested to see a video comparing electric motor, cvt, and manual clutch transmission.

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