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SuperBikes also have quite the record competition with currently available Hatfield, CEO. Secondly, Lightning
of circuit wins. FIM EPower technology. Lightning Motorcycle’s wants to promote alternative energy.
championships at Le Mans 24 Hours, CEO Richard Hatfield put this theory An electric motorcycles’ power
TTXGP wins, all run on into a succinct statement; “Solar storage needs are met by a system of
electricity.Lightning Motorcycle has energy fueled vehicles are not just a batteries, whereas a traditional
partnered with Race Tech for track theoretical concept to be realized motorcycle derives power from liquid
ready suspension development, and sometime in the distant future, but a fossil fuels. Batteries, indiscriminately
every Lightning SuperBike is factory reality today that can compete head storing electricity, allow for flexibility in
equipped with track mapping data to head with gasoline powered the methods by which power is
acquisition. The Lightning Electric vehicles”. Deciding to go with solar generated for storage. That means
SuperBike has a usable freeway was an easy decision, it just took the power fed to the batteries of an
speed range electric motorcycle can be
of over 100 harnessed from the sun, via solar
miles and a technologies, or from the wind,
combined city or from running water, or – you
and highway get the idea. We get the idea,
EPA range of and we like it. The Lightning
over 150 miles team is proud to be a leader in
and a top the racing world, testing and
speed driving technology for the future.
potential of We love the idea of utilizing the
over 218 mph. racing platform to push the limits
Lightning of technology while building a
Motorcycle foundation for future industries.
has partnered Lightning racebikes are virtually
with Race the same as the Lightning SB2
Tech for track streetbikes, with only cosmetic
ready suspension development. some extra effort to execute. changes for legality, and component
changes based on customer
Lightning is the first company to bring We made the extra effort for a preference. Not only are our
a true electric superbike to the couple of reasons. First, Lightning Lightning Superbikes the fastest
consumer market and has been the wants to show that using an electric production motorcycles available for
first in many other areas. We have vehicle is not a compromise. We sale today, but they are also the most
focused on developing leading edge often hear people comment that energy efficient. On the highway we
technology for the past 7 years. We electric vehicles are not reliable and can achieve more than 100 miles of
are a leader in high performance are not a viable technology. By range on just $1.20 of electricity. This
electric vehicle development. Below winning major competitions with our is the equivalent of over 250mpg.
are highlights from Lightning’s electric racing vehicles, we hope to Even at the Bonneville salt flats when
product development. For the first help people to realize that electric we set the SCTA World Land Speed
time in history, a major motorsports vehicle technology is viable and Records of 215.960mph, our range
competition was won by a vehicle efficient. ”Solar is a viable source of was over 20 miles. At top speed of
powered solely by solar energy. The sustainable energy that allows us to over 218mph we calculated that we
Lightning Motorcycle Race team power our superbikes for the race were still achieving an equivalent of
competed in and won the EPower/ without a carbon footprint. The over 50mpg. “Our goal is that within
TTXGP race during the MotoGP primary goal of the electric superbike the next two years we will set the
weekend at Laguna Seca in July is to win races, but we are certainly fastest lap on the track at an AMA
2012 aware of the need to make Pro Race weekend, gasoline or
, on solar power alone. The same fundamental changes within the electric”. “The technology is
bike, powered by solar, also set a transportation industry. Utilizing solar developing very rapidly, [and] I can
new land speed record at El Mirage power is an opportunity for us to see a clear path to this goal”. - Tel:
in November 2012. Lightning SB2 demonstrate the viability of clean (888) 548-9088
SuperBikes demonstrate that power generation and to show how info@lightningmotorcycle.com
alternatively fueled vehicles can the technology can be applied the End
compete and win in current transportation industry” – Richard
