Bicycles, E-Bikes & Micromobility worked example

Motor Test Capacity at 66% motor test station uptime: a worked example

This worked example runs the motor test capacity numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 66% motor test station uptime instead of the typical 92%. Estimate accepted e-bike or scooter motor test output from motors tested per cycle, available cycles, station uptime, and first-pass test yield.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Motors tested per cycle: 4 motors / cycle (held at the documented default)
  • Available motor test cycles: 180 cycles (held at the documented default)
  • Motor test station uptime: 66 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 92)
  • Motor first-pass test yield: 97 % (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Gross motor test slots = motors tested per cycle × available motor test cycles.
  • Accepted motor test capacity works out to 461 motors at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gross motor test slots works out to 720 motors at these inputs.
  • Motor test downtime loss works out to 245 motors at these inputs.
  • Motor test yield loss works out to 14.26 motors at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where motor test station uptime sits at 92% and the headline result is 643 motors, this scenario comes in 28.26% below the baseline at 461 motors.
  • Use it when sizing a motor test bench, checking whether test capacity matches assembly demand, or quantifying losses from downtime and rework. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Accepted motor test capacity: 461 motors (headline result)
  • Gross motor test slots: 720 motors
  • Motor test downtime loss: 245 motors
  • Motor test yield loss: 14.26 motors

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Motor Test Capacity calculator, set motor test station uptime to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.