The Swedish electric motorcycle conversion you've ever seen
The first electric motorcycle to become street legal in all of Sweden was constructed earlier this year and it is sweet! Built by Eva Håkansson and her father, Sven, the Electrocat was originally incarnated as a gas-sucking 1990 Cagiva Freccia C12R but now lives on a strict electron-only diet. As she informs us on her webpage dedicated to the bike, the106 lbs of lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries that the 'cat packs beneath its sleek bodywork holds enough energy (4.8 kWh) to carry bike and rider about 50 miles. Top speed is currently 60 Mph.As nice as the Electrocat is, Eva, who describes herself as "a hardcore "EV geek" with a green heart and passion for power and speed," has more than one electric motorcycle in her life. She is also part of KillaCycle racing team and we expect we'll be hearing more about her endeavors in the near future.
[Source: Eva Håkansson via Zoomilife]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ThatTallGuy 6:56PM (11/28/2008)
Brains *and* beauty *and* ecologically sound???
Married? :D
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Mike G 9:21PM (11/28/2008)
That guy's creepy, pick me hot eco chick! We'll ride off silently into the sunset together on our electric steeds!
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Brn 5:42PM (11/29/2008)
Pervs. ;)
According to their site, that 50 mile range is at 44mph. Electric vehicles are the future, but they're not the present.
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eliot 2:24PM (11/30/2008)
ROFL! My first thought was "cool is the bike for sale?" Then I looked at the person in the picture and thought "If it is, can she deliver it personally?"
I have to agree with that tall guy, but besides brains and beauty, he forgot sense of humor. Look at the next picture down.
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travis 12:22PM (12/01/2008)
This is a great conversion! She did a great job and took TONS of pictures of the process. Great Job Eva.
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J 12:36AM (12/02/2008)
Great story. Thanks.
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