Electric Motorcycle Price Drop: $8,000 Lithium Battery-Powered Bike Goes on Sale
Friday October 24, 2008
It's a good time for the electric motorcycle industry, even if gas prices have dipped-- this week, at least. Case in point: Electric Motorsport's new GPR-S, a 19 horsepower bike capable of 60-70 mph (depending on gearing) that's a full $7,000 cheaper than its prototype predecessor.
The GPR-S has a 60 mile range in "Economy" mode, and can go 30 miles in "Power" mode. According to tech blog Engadget, 25 GPR-Ss have already found buyers, and the future is also looking good for electric motorcycle manufacturers like Zero-X, who are sold out of their 2008 allotment of bikes. I'm not sure (yet) what it's like to ride a totally silent motorcycle, but hope to sample one of these futuristic two-wheelers soon... do you?
Related:
- Forget Potato-Potato, it's All About Sssshhhhh!
- D.I.Y. Trend of the Moment: Electric Motorcycles
- Electric Motorcycles Gone Wild: Would-Be Drag Racer Collides with a Parked Van
- Honda Promises Hybrid Motorcycles
Photo © Electric Motorsports
Click to enlarge
Comments
Top scientists in Peru have discovered a link between brain cancer in lab mice and cell phone usage. Who knows what sitting on top of a giant battery will do to our brains…
Top scientists in PERU???….Wow I’ll jump to believe that!!!!
“The Bat” is an endless font of knowledge… ain’t ya, Bat?
Sitting on a giant battery may definitely affect Bat’s brain….it appears from his comment that he may in fact sit on his brain!
I dont know if I am ok with 30-60 miles per charge…. why not just get a scooter… cheaper to buy and more miles per ride without having to fill up/charge up. And Geeze.. you would probably get more thrill out of the putter of a little scooter than zooming along quiter than george jetson. To me this is not a motorcycle, its a future concept not ready to be released to the real motorcycle crowd. Long live my 40mpg 138hp rice rocket!!
until you can get a 100-150 mile bike i will stick with my 55 mpg, 275 mile range sport bike. The EV does not have a by the road support system to plug it in if you are almost out of juice, and you would have to wait hours for a charge vs a few minutes for a gas bike. where is it made, how do you get it serviced?
You would get a better range installing one of these BionX electric bike kits on your favorite ride.
It will not do more than 20 mph (30 mph with the 500 watt motor) but at least you will not get stock when you run low on batteries.
It’s my beemer dingy…..
I have been riding it whenever my BMW 1150GS is an overkill for a quick run to the grocery shop.
No noticable affeft on my brian after 2 years of ridinggg
George.
Greetings. Ride On!!!
Really people? Complaining about the range of these bikes is like criticizing your coffee maker for not being able to make 400 cups in a day. When was the last time you rode your motorcycle, or your CAR for that matter, more than 50 miles? I agree, it’s a limitation that hopefully improves, but these are city-bikes, not ocean-going vessels.