Lightning SuperBike is the World's Fastest Motorcycle, and it's Electric
Omar Yusuf — August 27, 2011 — Autos
References: ca.green.autoblog & prnewswire
If you've ever been curious what it's like to zoom across a flat plain at 350 km/h, you have two options: Either watch the attached video or ask to test-drive a Lightning SuperBike, the fastest electrical motorcycle ever.
Somewhere on the arid Bonneville Salt Flats, professional driver Paul Thede mounted his Lightning SuperBike and revved the engine with the determination of a man after the land-speed record. And after hitting 350 km/h, it was clear that the Lightning SuperBike -- and indeed, all electric vehicles -- could reach the same performance milestones as traditional gas-engine cars. Beating the previous record by almost 70 km/h, the motorcycle's Remy HVH250 electric motor proved that diesel isn't necessarily the most manly fuel on the planet -- energy packs are just as intimidating.
At $40,000, however, the Lightning isn't a discount purchase. In fact, motorcycle enthusiasts can pick up a Suzuki Hayabusa for a fraction of the cost -- as long as they're willing to pollute the Earth, that is!
Somewhere on the arid Bonneville Salt Flats, professional driver Paul Thede mounted his Lightning SuperBike and revved the engine with the determination of a man after the land-speed record. And after hitting 350 km/h, it was clear that the Lightning SuperBike -- and indeed, all electric vehicles -- could reach the same performance milestones as traditional gas-engine cars. Beating the previous record by almost 70 km/h, the motorcycle's Remy HVH250 electric motor proved that diesel isn't necessarily the most manly fuel on the planet -- energy packs are just as intimidating.
At $40,000, however, the Lightning isn't a discount purchase. In fact, motorcycle enthusiasts can pick up a Suzuki Hayabusa for a fraction of the cost -- as long as they're willing to pollute the Earth, that is!
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