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Friday April 10, 2009
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Remember the Zero X electric motorcycle from last year? With the exception of an unfortunate tumble at the very end, 50 racers managed to ride 10 Zero X bikes for the full length of the "24 Hours of Electricross" endurance race, according to Autopia. Meanwhile, a separate AutoblogGreen article noted that Zero X managed to set two new Guinness World Records along the way: Furthest
distance traveled in an electric off-road motorcycle (over 500 miles),
and the largest electric motorcycle race (50 riders, 10 teams).
"We want to show the world we can do a 24-hour race with EVs," Neal
Saiki, the company's founder and chief technology officer, said in the Autopia article. "The
technology is here, and it works."
The racers had to carry one of the 10 bikes over the finish line after the rider, who was "showboating" during the last few laps, fell when a nut came loose in the rear suspension, causing the bike to collapse.
The Zero X is a $7,450 electric bike you can buy right now. It lasts about 40 miles on a charge, weighs just 150 pounds, and can hit 57 mph if you give it enough time. It will even smoke the tires from a stop due to its 50 lb-ft of torque, the report said. (Image credit: Jim Merithew / Wired.com)
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