Manufacturer Peraves has added lithium-ion batteries for that jolt of electricity, with a full charge reportedly being enough for 300km if average speeds are 100km/hr. If you don’t mind forsaking some of your journey for speed, it can be revved up to 250km/hr.
On sale this year for €80,000 ($114,600), the MonoTracer-E is actually down in Guinness Book of World Records fame as being the fastest and most efficient electric vehicle so far–even if some people have difficult driving it. [Peraves via WIRED UK]
Martin
Friday, August 19, 2011 at 8:01 PMDo all electric bikes have exhaust pipes or just this one? Maybe this is a hybrid…
Adam
Friday, August 19, 2011 at 8:14 PMWhat is the point? if you are inside like a car why not just drive a car?
mark
Friday, August 19, 2011 at 8:55 PMProbably because fuel efficient superfast tettering (tilting, balanced turning) cars aren’t really in the market place as yet….
I agree they look goofy on the road, but then again 259km/hr on a bike without messing up your perfectly coifed helmet…
SF.
Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 9:51 AMIn asia, this would be the best luxury motorbike-car ever.
Dr Ben
Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 12:08 PMAgreed SF, aside from the luxury thing, if they could just translate the canopy and drop-down wheels to a cost effective price this would save a lot of lives.
Edward
Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 1:19 PMI’d totally get one if it wasn’t so expensive.
Sam Timmins
Sunday, August 21, 2011 at 12:31 AM*TRON fan DROOOL*
TSH
Monday, August 22, 2011 at 9:06 AMSo are the training wheels like landing gear, or are they used when you’re on the road?
Parker
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 3:38 PMFrom the photos it looks like they’re landing gear.
agentleman
Monday, February 20, 2012 at 8:34 AMIt is a one of a kind machine!!! Try it once and you will never enjoy anything else.