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Friday, 4 July 2014

Harley-Davidson debuts electric motorcycle project

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Project LiveWire, which is still in the development phases, is the first all-electric motorcycle from Harley-Davidson.
Harley-Davidson recently revealed Project LiveWire, the company’s first electric motorcycle. Though the motorcycle is not yet for sale, the company is inviting customers to test-ride the bike and provide feedback. Harley-Davidson is also offering a simulated riding experience through Jumpstart for customers who do not ride, according to a company release.
LiveWire engineers are using a 3-phase ac induction motor that produces 74 hp (55 kW) at 8500 rpm and 52 lb·ft (71 N·m) of torque immediately off idle, according to Jeff Richlen, the project’s chief engineer. Project LiveWire is Harley-Davidson’s lightest bike, weighing in at 463 lb (210 kg). In comparison, the closest in mass is the new Street 500 or Street 750, which weigh 489 lb (222 kg) in running order.
The bike’s battery pack contains lithium-ion battery cells. Because the bike is still in development and only a demonstration vehicle, Harley engineers are not focusing on pack size or capacity. Rather, engineers are focusing on the bike’s potential and gathering feedback from both riders and non-riders, Richlen said.
Harley-Davidson also announced it is hiring several positions to support EV development and its electrical engineering resources, as well as working on Project LiveWire and similar endeavors.

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