The motorcycle makers company Lightning after the test, has unveiled its electric motorcycle Strike. Lightning’s Strike electric motorcycle is the first two-wheeled EV for the broader market. While the price is starting at $13,000, the sporty Strike can last for 70 miles on the highway or 100 miles in the city on a single charge.
Besides the inbuilt battery Lightning’s Strike electric motorcycle gives an option for another battery to double the range. The company is already taking pre-orders, and deliveries of the more expensive versions.
Lightning’s Strike Electric Motorcycle
Coming to the highest version, this is a Strike Carbon Edition, and will retail for $20,000. It gets a 20kWh battery pack, which will enable 150 highway miles or 200 city miles, and includes the 6.6kW onboard charger for Level 3 charging. It will weigh 485 pounds, but will have a bit more pep thanks to the 120 horsepower on offer. The Carbon Edition also has a slightly higher ceiling of 150 miles per hour.
For the mid range $17,000, Strike will bump the range to 105 highway miles or 150 city miles due to a 15kWh battery. The mid-range Strike is 10 pounds heavier, but otherwise largely takes off the standard range version. It has the same top speed, same charging, same horsepower and torque
The basic version with $13,000, Lightning’s Strike electric motorcycle carries a 10kWh battery pack. Alongside that battery, it has a liquid-cooled electric motor with the equivalent of 90 horsepower. The Strike with 455-pound bike generates 180 pound-feet of torque, and can reach a top speed of 135 miles per hour.
On the other hand, the onboard 3.3kW charger allows the bike to be plugged into Level 1 (standard 110-volt) and Level 2 chargers. The Level 1 chargers will fill the battery from zero overnight, while Level 2 will take about two to three hours. Besides that, Lightning is selling a quicker charging option for $1,500 that will make it possible to fully charge the battery in about 35 minutes at Level 3 DC fast chargers.
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