A trip down memory lane

[Richard230]

Check out this comparison of three electric motorcycles (including the Enertia) that were available for sale in 2010 - and then think about the improvements that have occurred during the past 10 years: 
https://www.motorcycle.com/church-of-mo/church-of-mo-2010-electric-motorcycle-shootout.html

[Brammofan]

I remember this article. Loved that photo of the three bikes in front of the oil pump rig.

[HadesOmega]

Hmm that Native S reminds me of the Energica Eva, the body style.  Electric bikes sure have come a long way in 10 years.  I rode the Zero SR/S recently and was just thinking man this just blows the Empulse away.  Just a crack of the throttle and your at triple digits, the Empulse struggles to keep up with that.  All these fancy displays on the new bikes it makes the Empulse gameboy display look ancient.  =P

It's too bad you can't really get an electric motorcycle for $10k anymore.  I guess there is the FX.

[Richard230]

I owned two new Electric Motosport GPR-S (later branded "Native") models. A 2009 and a 2010. Both were really crappy bikes that were not well supported by the assembler in Oakland, CA. The batteries were a real weak point. The Hi Power LiFePo4 lumps might have been fine for storing electricity and dribbling it back out, but they were definitely not up to the task of providing high power (in spite of their name) to an electric motor. And the BMS designs kept changing all the time as one after another failed. I wonder if any of these things are still running around? At least Brammo Enertias of the time are still providing service to their owners.