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Just a few months since its first motorcycle, the Redshift, became available to the US market, Alta Motors is set to roll out a new concept model. Inspired by flat track machines, the Street Tracker is conceived as a road-legal battery-powered motorcycle built around the Redshift platform.
Californian startup Alta Motors spent six years setting up a production facility, organizing a dealer network, and developing its first model from the ground up ahead of its market launch in 2016. The Redshift is a lightweight electric off-road motorcycle available in a motocross (MX) and a street-legal supermoto (SM) version.
The American company builds the motorcycle's engine, frame and battery cases in-house, as well as all the electronic gear tasked with controlling the motor's 40 hp (29.8 kW) power and 122 lb-ft (165 Nm) torque output. These are complemented by equipment outsourced from industry leading brands, like WP suspensions and Brembo brakes.
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(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday April 09 2017, @04:31PM
Hmmmm. I've often said that a 200 mile range would be enough to entice me to look at an electric car. I'm not so sure about a bike though. Using the bike as a commuter, 200 miles would be fine. But, when I decide to cut out on a weekend, 200 miles isn't nearly enough. I've often run my tank dry 3 or 4 times in a day. My cruiser is a 1982 Honda Silverwing, 5.1 gallon tank and 53 mpg, giving me a range right at 200 miles. Hit a gas station, and keep on rolling.
If I could convince myself that I need two bikes, then that 200 mile electric would be my commuter, and the Silverwing would be my open road ride.
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