[Moto] This bike is a monster of electric torque

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Would you like to have a superbike for the price of a scooter? Then keep reading.

Australia is famous for many things: endless beaches and endless summers. Then, of course, there are the barbecues and the sea creatures that you can find there. But one thing Australia is not very famous for is electric power.

This fact has not stopped an Australian entrepreneur from setting up an electric motorcycle company and making something beyond his average number of motorcycles: making motorcycles cheap enough to convince people not to use gasoline vehicles.

 

The production of the Savic brand motorcycles will start from next year, and there will be a choice between three different motorcycle models: Alfa, Delta and Omega. Each one has a battery with a different storage capacity.

Savic Motorcycles' most expensive bike, Alfa, is offered with 80 hp, 180 Nm and a 0-100 in 3.5 seconds. This model is priced at $ 24,000 (27,360 euros).

But there are also cheaper models than the previous one. Delta starts from a price of $ 17,000 (10,943 euros) for 53 hp, 140 Nm and a 0-100 in 4.5 seconds. And Omega starts from the 13,000 dollars (8,386 euros) for 33 CV, 110 Nm and a 0-100 in 5.5 seconds.

The torque figure of the Alfa model is monstrous for a motorcycle: Ducati's top-notch Panigale V4 R has a 1,100cc engine and costs more than 41,633 euros. Although at 16,500 rpm, it develops a torque of 112 Nm and a power of 223 hp, so it might not be the most fair comparison.

But we are talking about road bikes that can charge from zero to practically its maximum between two and four hours, depending on the model. These bikes have the torque of an average small French hatchback and cost as much as one of these models, but second hand.

 

With electric motorcycles, the usual comparison to make with the automotive world is Tesla, but the comparison really cannot be made.

After all, Musk had a huge cushion of money to start with, and the original founders, Marc Tarpenning and Martin Eberhard, are almost footnotes in Tesla history.

Perhaps a more accurate comparison is with Rimac: a young, motivated and mechanically intelligent man with a five-letter surname, building a machine that turns the traditional around, using the experience he has within the borders of his country.

 

Link: https://www.topgear.es/noticias/garaje/moto-monstruo-par-electrico-954461