Circular Economy of Electronic Motorcycles

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Circular economy of electronic motorcycles
Introduction to the report
The circular economy is an economic system which aims at minimising waste while making
most of the resources. In case of circular system, the emission of waste and resource input
and the energy leakage are known to be minimized by closing, slowing as well as narrowing
energy. This can be achieved through main designs which will be lost lasting in nature,
maintenance, repair and recycling of products (Spring and Araujo 2017). The proponents of
circular economy states that in a sustainable world, there is no drop in the quality of life but
the existing resources a=can be kept for the future use.
The electric vehicles is also termed as EV which is known to use one or more electric motors
for propulsion. The electric vehicles are known to use large amount of lithium ion batteries
for the electric vehicles. The electric mobility is known is to have a circular solution.
• Description of parts and application of circular economy concepts
The electric motorcycles and scooters are the electric vehicles which have two or three
wheels. In these vehicles the electricity is stored on board in the rechargeable battery which
is known to drive electric motors. The main parts of the electric bikes include the motor hub,
wheel set, lithium battery packed with charger, pressure grip throttle, zip ties, battery motor
throttle cable system and many more. Most of the components of the electric scooters
including the electrical parts are mostly manufactured by the suppliers and then they are
supplied to the factory (Nowakowski and Mrówczyńska 2018.) The main components of
electric motorcycles are the structural parts, electrical parts and the miscellaneous parts. The
structural parts comprises of chassis, suspension, wheels, seat assembly. The electrical parts

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are the motors, switches, circuit boards, batteries and the wires. On the other hand, the
miscellaneous parts are the tyres, transmission, upholstery and the bodywork.
The materials used in the structural parts for making the electric motorcycle are mostly
sustainable in nature and they comes under the sustainable circular economy.
The chassis is the base frame of the motorcycle which is known to be reused again for future
use. Mostly in any of the electronic devices the chassis is known to comprise of a frame or
any other internal supporting structure on which the circuit boards and the other type of
electronics are mounted. Chassis are therefore the materials which are made up of steel which
comes into the circular economy.
The term tire recycling is the process of recycling the waste tires when they are no longer
suitable for the present vehicle. The seat assemble also can be made of recycled and reused
materials in order to form minimum waste possible. The frame of the chassis is usually made
form aluminium or steel with the rear suspension being the integral component in the design.
Sometimes carbon, titanium as well as magnesium is known to be used in a very few
expensive custom frames. The frame is known to comprise of the head tube that is known to
hold the front fork( What Is The Circular Economy?. 2019). A motorcycle fork is the portion
of a motorcycle that (holds the front wheel and allows one to steel. Motorcycles mainly
use pneumatic tires. one of the most essential characteristics of the tyre is the contact patch
which the small area that is known to get contact with the road surface.
Basically there are presence of five electrical parts of a simple motorcycle which comprises
of ignition coil, igniter flame lighter, pressure regulator and the flasher.
Electrical motors: the electrical motors are known to convert the electrical energy into the
mechanical energy. Recycling the electronic motors are known to be quite imperative in
nature as a result of their commercial and industrial use. The components used in the electric

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motors are the shaft, copper windings, stator, case, commutator, armature and bearings.
Recycling the electric motors are taken place on a huge scale and for this reason, the electric
motors do not have enough copper windings.
Switches: switches can be transformed and reused and used in case of circular economy, the
wires can then be used again if they can be recycled again. The batteries used in the
electronic motorcycles are mostly rechargeable in nature which are mostly made up of
lithium. They are even termed as the lithium ion motorcycles (Cucchiella ET AL. 2016).
When better batteries are used for making the electronic motorcycles it is known to provide
cleaner alternative to the pollution sweeping has powered bikes. The advanced battery
technologies used are known to enable much cleaner alternative to pollution. Advanced
rechargeable batteries are the enablers of energy which is used in multiple applications like
the cordless power tools, e communication devices, e mobility transportation.
It is usually known to take place between 2 to 6 hours in order to charge a battery completely.
The actual time is known to depend on the size as well as the type of the battery.
From linear economy to circular economy
The circular economy is the industrial system which regenerative by intentions and designs.
It is known to replace with the end of life concept with the restoration, shifting towards the
usage of renewable energy, elimination of the use of toxic materials and also aims for
elimination of waste through superior design of the materials. The circular economy is known
to design out the waste. The products are known to get designed and also get optimised for
reusing. On the other hand, the linear model relies on the large quantities of easily accessible
resources as well as energy. In case of circular system, the emission of waste and resource
input and the energy leakage are known to be minimized by closing, slowing as well as
narrowing energy. This can be achieved through main designs which will be lost lasting in
nature, maintenance, repair and recycling of products