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An Electric Bike? Why not! (http://autos.msn.com/advice/article.aspx?contentid=4024869)

http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Enrtia_E-Bike.jpgPaul Seredynski - MSN Autos - July 10, 2007

This plug-in two-wheeler has a driving range of about 50 miles and a 0-30 mph time of 3.8 seconds.

Green may be the new red, white & blue—but when you're talking wheels, how about fun? Or cool? The folks at Brammo Motorsports (http://brammo.com/) may be on to something.

The Ashland, Oregon-based manufacturer—the same collection of motorheads responsible for bringing the road-rocket Ariel Atom to U.S. shores—have decided to confront the global-warming frenzy with an actual product.

A fun and efficient product. One that makes the similarly two-wheeled and battery-powered Segway look like an environmental pocket protector. It's called the Enertia, an electric motorcycle so slick it couldn't be cooler if it were frozen.

On the green front, according to Brammo, this urban transportation tool can reduce a commuter's carbon footprint by 92 percent. But you'd have to get out of that fossil-powered sled and commute every day on the Enertia to see that large of a reduction. But depending on where you live, any reduction to environmental impact couldn't be easier, with perhaps the friendliest motorcycle yet … http://autos.msn.com/advice/article.aspx?contentid=4024869

Thanks for the find Rick!

I like the bike. I think that it would be a good option once the price of electric vehicles starts to come down.

That bike is cute, and very green. It costs quite a lot of green, too.

In comparison, my '03 BMW R1150RT cost less than this new electric bike, has heated handgrips, hardbags, a windshield and fairing, power-assisted anti-lock brakes, linked brakes (apply front or rear, and get both brakes activated), excellent acceleration, and very good fuel economy. My best has been 50 mpg at 55 mph. It has good range on a tank of gas, and is an appropriate tool for crossing continents.

Harry

Very odd to see a motorcycle named something like 'inertia'.
How about a car called 'stasis'. Or 'torpor'

$15k?! For that price you can get an NEV that, while nowhere near as safe as a conventional car, is probably hella safer than a motorcycle.

For $2-3k you can get a nice electric bike (no pedals, really more of a scooter). One of my coworkers rides one of these to work:

http://egovehicles.com/products/north-america/

I agree on the pricing on the Enertia - that *has* to drop for it to catch on .
What struck me is the features that people all around are saying they'd like in a E Cycle . At least 40 miles range , power (this one seems to have an abundance of it ) ,plug-in chargeable ,fairly lightweight and a end user customizable software download to tailor the performance to your lifestyle . This has it and more ...if only it had less price...At least more manufacturers are jumping on the bandwagon and offering consumers what they want - they *are* listening ! Hopefully after production starts on the Brammo they can work on more 'pedestrian' models . Anybody catch that Brammo is also the maker of the Ariel Atom ?