New article on Lightning

[Auslander]

I see they've been mentioned here in previous times; here's some more recent chatter on them:

http://inhabitat.com/the-lightning-ls-218-electric-superbike-is-the-fastest-motorcycle-in-the-world/

[Gerhard]

0 : 100 km/H   10 sec 

[protomech]

I would assume it would be under or around 3 seconds. I don't see that spec listed anywhere on the page?

[Gerhard]

German: Man sieht es am Video, der Tacho ist sichtbar.
Google translate: You see it visible on the video, which is tacho.

Gerhard

[protomech]

Oh, I see.

This particular land speed record is attempted on the salt flats, which isn't a fantastic surface for acceleration in the first place. You have plenty of time / distance to get up to speed; there's no need to rooster tail your friends starting at the start line.

[Auslander]

Oh, I see.

This particular land speed record is attempted on the salt flats, which isn't a fantastic surface for acceleration in the first place. You have plenty of time / distance to get up to speed; there's no need to rooster tail your friends starting at the start line.

Salt flats are difficult.  My friend's uncle drove a push truck for their friend's car.  It's all about top speed, and most vehicles there can't accelerate from a dead stop, not well enough to make records, so they push them up to a given speed with a regular truck or car.  Not a good place to test acceleration.

Further off topic, pushing:

Post-push: