The future of electric vehicles is starting to happen with a deal between Lightning Motorcycles and battery maker Enevate. Lightning has a long history of making fast and powerful electric motorcycles. Their partnership with Enevate makes Lightning one of the first companies to offer a Silicon-based EV battery. The new…
I want the electric motorcycle industry to succeed if only because of the need to electrify every type of vehicle. My work has circled around the electric motorcycle industry for some time, and as a result I’ve met most of the movers in this industry. Having talked with Richard Hatfield,…
The state of electric motorcycles were improved greatly during the years of active racing action. Ten and one half years ago the TTXGP kicked off the era of modern electric motorcycle racing with a one-lap race on the Isle of Man during TT Week 2009. That race garnered a bunch…
Back in 2009, three electric motorcycle racing events formed the basis of several years of electric motorcycle racing. I was privileged enough to attend two of the 2009 events, and form a relationship with the TTXGP series that let me attend several years of electric motorcycle racing events in North America…
Awesome review with some really spot-on points. The LS-218 is Lightning’s first go at producing an electric motorcycle, and it eclipses EVERYTHING else on the market. If this is the future of motorcycling, then that future is bright.
Yesterday, Lightning Motorcycle CEO Richard Hatfield delivered the very first Lightning LS-218 electric superbike. Over eight years in development, the LS-218 is the fastest electric motorcycle in production and perhaps the fastest motorcycle of any kind in production. The company has followed a strategy for several years of innovation through…
Yesterday Tesla Motors unveiled the ‘D’, the Dual Drive version of the Tesla Model S. The fully tricked out Model S P85D will set you back a minimum of $120,000, and be the fastest 4 door sedan ever built. Raw acceleration is demonstrated by the video below, and the spec…
Over the last week on the Bonneville Salt Flats saw the Lightning Motors team led by Richard Hatfield speed testing an electric motorcycle. Their efforts culminated in a recorded 166 miles/hr speed run on Saturday, Oct 10, 2009, leapfrogging an earlier speed record established by Mission Motors. Lightning Motors had…
