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The University Daily Kansan
Thursday, April 2, 1997
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By Carl Kaminski
ckaminski@kansan.com
Kansan stuff writer
Sorority steers test of electric bicycle
Delta Delta Delta sorority members are cruising to campus on a new electric mountain bike.
The bike, which looks like a mountain bike, has a battery mounted under the seat and a one horsepower motor near the crank.
Kansas Electric Utilities Research Program, an organization financed by utility companies in Kansas, asked the sorority to help test the bike.
"This is something totally unique," said Stacey Elder, Topeka junior and Delta Delta Delta member.
Elder said this was the first she had heard of a local greek organization testing a new product for free.
Jerry Lonergan, executive director of the program, said two police officers who rode the bikes told him they felt safer because they were not tired when they arrived at a crime scene.
In addition to the sorority, the research program has given bikes to police departments in Western Kansas and in Kansas City.
The bike was designed by Zero Air Pollution Power Systems, a company based in Sebastopol, Calif., that designs electric vehicles for everyday use. The bike is designed to give riders a boost on hills and against stiff winds.
Stacey Elder
Delta Delta Delta Member
Amie Kruse, Sterling junior, tests an electric mountain bike in front of the Delta Delta Delta sorority house. The bike, which Kruse rode yesterday, uses a battery-powered motor located near the crank. The sorority was selected by the Kansas Electric Utilities Research Program to try the bike. Photo by Corie Waters/KANSAN
Lonergan said ZAP Power Systems contacted his organization through the National Off-Road Electric Vehicle Consortium.
"They hoped they could promote their product." Lonergan said.
"What we want to try and do is give the manufacturer a sense of how the bike performs in a fairly intensive use," Lonergan said.
At the end of the semester, sorority members who rode the bike the most will participate in a conference call with ZAP Power Systems.
Elder, who has tested it, said response to the bike had been positive.
Elder said a college town like Lawrence, especially with its hills, was the perfect place to test the bike.
She said the sorority had the bike for the rest of the school year, and if it still was interested, it could use it next fall.
"I wasn't sure how it would go
over, but everyone who has ridden it thought it was so fun." Elder said.
She said the bike was perfect for getting to class without getting hot and sweaty riding up the hills.
"You get a lot of attention if you go up a hill, and you're not pedaling," Elder said.
"It looks like a normal bike," she said.
She said the bike was not what she had expected.
Elder said the sorority was testing the bike for enjoyment, not for profit.
"We're just mainly doing this for fun," Elder said.
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Lonergan said the bike was for sale now and cost between $1,500 and $1,600. A kit with just the motor costs about $600, he said.
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