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Mission Motors Delays Mission One, Announces Next Electric Motorcycle

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Proving once again how difficult it is to bring an entirely new product to market – especially one as difficult to master as an electric motorcycle – is California-based Mission Motors, which just recently admitted that its first product, the Mission One, will be delayed until the second quarter of 2011. The company had originally planned to have its electric motorcycle ready by the end of 2010. Says interim-CEO Jit Bhattacharya:

[Mission Motors'] target originally to deliver the Mission One was to deliver it by the end of this year [2010]. But when we first set out on that endeavor, we never saw 2009 coming. The recession created new hurdles for every company out there big and small, created new challenges for us, and while we're getting past that, and we've continued the development process, it did affect the development schedule. So we're now looking to deliver the first Mission One's in the second quarter of 2011 instead of the end of this year.

Unfortunate to be sure, but it's not all bad news for Mission Motors, which is poised to get a major investment from Chinese Zongshen Motors if all goes well. Especially intriguing are reports that Mission's next electric two-wheeler (the Mission Two, perhaps?) will be offered with a significantly lower base price and somewhat lower performance goals than the 150-mile-per-hour Mission One.

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Roehr to Offer Electric Superbike for Street and Racing

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Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Green

It seems that the promise of recognition through electric motorcycle racing is bringing out an increasing number of unlikely competitors to the racing fray. Add newly-born American motorcycle manufacturer Roehr to that growing list as the company has just announced its intentions to offer both racing and street versions of the eRoehr electric motorcycle.

Roehr's first motorcycle, the 1250sc, offers up 180 horsepower via a modified and supercharged Harley-Davidson Revolution engine. That's plenty of power, but electric motors have a reputation for being major torque-monsters, and the AC induction unit specified for the Roehr eSuperbike is no exception. How does 96 hp and 210 pound-feet of torque sound?

A 10 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery pack will provide the power for that machine, which Roehr plans to enter in the U.S. TTXGP Series later this year. A second version with a similar motor offering 48 hp and 105 lb-ft paired with a 6kWh battery will reportedly have enough juice to hit 100 miles per hour.

What we don't yet know are expected base prices, the performance expectations of the higher-spec eSuperbike or the range of either machine. In other words, stay tuned, and feel free to read the press release pasted after the break.

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Mavizen Electric Motorbike, a "Laptop on Wheels"

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Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Green

An electric motorcycle that does 130 mph and looks as good as this seems an impressive enough feat in and of itself, but Mavizen has gone even further with its new TTX02 model, just unveiled at SEMA. Billed as a "laptop on wheels" it features a dedicated IP address, on-board web server, WiFi and Linux. Born of Team Agni's TTXGP race-winning electric motorcycle team, the bike is slated for a limited production of only 50 units, with a price of about $42,000 and a delivery date in early 2010, aimed at race teams who wish to compete in the upcoming eGrand-Prix series. "We are living in a click culture and connectivity is the key, across the board," notes TTXGP founder Azhar Hussain. "Our approach was to find how we could make a laptop go racing."

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Mission One Electric Motorcycle

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Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

The Mission One motorcycle is the Tesla for the two-wheel set (no surprise since an ex-Tesla employee is oen of the founders). Mission Motors unveiled the Mission One this week at the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference. The Mission One's striking design comes courtesy of designer Yves Béhar and the motorcycle sets a new performance standard for electric two-wheelers with a top speed of 150 mph and an estimated range of 150 miles. As Autoblog Green reports the first 50 bikes produced will be a special limited edition that will be out in 2010 and will cost $68,995. A standard and more affordable Mission One will be announced this summer.

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