Cross-section view of the Brammo Empulse R - Tech Overview!

; Date: July 20, 2018

The Empulse R was Brammo's foray into highway-speed mass production electric motorcycles. The company had built a lower-speed electric motorcyle which could barely go on the highway, and they'd developed a ultra-high-power bikes (the Empulse RR) of which a total of two were ever built. This video (from March 2014) goes over the Empulse R components using the cutaway bike they'd built for CES 2014.

Brammo Empulse Cutaway - Tech Overview!

Curious about all of the inner workings of a high performance Electric Motorcycle? Ever wonder how many battery cells it takes to power the ultimate street-fighter? Now you can watch Brammo's Brian Wismann dissect the high-tech inner workings of the award winning Brammo Empulse! From Battery cells to electronic controllers to a powerful electric motor, Brian breaks down these components and more, up close and personal.

David Herron

David Herron is a writer and software engineer focusing on the wise use of technology. He is especially interested in clean energy technologies like solar power, wind power, and electric cars. David worked for nearly 30 years in Silicon Valley on software ranging from electronic mail systems, to video streaming, to the Java programming language, and has published several books on Node.js programming and electric vehicles.