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Topic Name: New electric motorcycle is Tesla of bike world
Category: Zero Emission Vehicle
Research persons: Tesla
Location: California, United States
Details
A new electric motorcycle with a range and performance to rival a 600cc petrol
sports bike is being launched by an engineer who helped develop the Tesla
Roadster electric sports car.
Forrest North, a former engineer at Tesla, started Mission Motors in order to
build the world’s fastest production electric motorcycle. He is now taking
orders for the Mission One, a sports-oriented electric motorcycle that boasts a
top speed of 150 mph, a range of 150 miles and a charging time of less than
three hours via a household power supply.
Regenerative braking is claimed to extend the bike’s range by about 10 per cent.
A spokesperson for the Environmental Transport Association (ETA) said: “The
performance of this electric motorcycle is no compromise on its petrol-engined
counterparts, so if it can make it to the marketplace at a competitive price
there is a good chance it will be successful.”
“At present, electric cars and bikes are expensive compared with their petrol
counterparts, but these are early days for mass-produced electric cars and bikes
– the price of these green vehicles should eventually drop in price.”
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