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Electric superbike smashes speed record by breaking through 150mph mark
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 7:48 AM on 21st September 2009
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An electric superbike has broken a land speed record by bursting though the 150mph mark .
The zero-emissions Mission One ridden by Jeremy Cleland became the fastest electric-powered vehicle when it hit an average speed of 150.059mph over two miles.
On the day it broke the record, the plug-in racer also beat 70 per cent of the petrol-engine bikes competing at the famous Bonneville salt flats in the American state of Utah.
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Lightning fast: Jeremy Cleland attempts to break the electric land speed record on the Mission One bike
And at one point, Mr Cleland hit 161mph as he tackled the two runs along a mile-long stretch.
The San Fransico-made bike, which will be available next year £42,000, is powered by a 240-volt battery which takes two hours to charge.
The company plans to sell 300 bikes in 2010, with the first 50 Premier Limited Edition models available for reservation now.
‘The Mission One is just an incredible motorcycle,’ said Mr Cleland. ‘This is a bike that can rip up the track at Infineon Raceway, do power wheelies at 80 mph, and then come out here to Bonneville and dismantle the prior electric world speed record.
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By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 7:48 AM on 21st September 2009
Comments (29) Add to My Stories
An electric superbike has broken a land speed record by bursting though the 150mph mark .
The zero-emissions Mission One ridden by Jeremy Cleland became the fastest electric-powered vehicle when it hit an average speed of 150.059mph over two miles.
On the day it broke the record, the plug-in racer also beat 70 per cent of the petrol-engine bikes competing at the famous Bonneville salt flats in the American state of Utah.
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1214834/Electric-superbike-smashes-speed-record-breaking-150mph-mark.html#ixzz0Rt9B0FOK
Lightning fast: Jeremy Cleland attempts to break the electric land speed record on the Mission One bike
And at one point, Mr Cleland hit 161mph as he tackled the two runs along a mile-long stretch.
The San Fransico-made bike, which will be available next year £42,000, is powered by a 240-volt battery which takes two hours to charge.
The company plans to sell 300 bikes in 2010, with the first 50 Premier Limited Edition models available for reservation now.
‘The Mission One is just an incredible motorcycle,’ said Mr Cleland. ‘This is a bike that can rip up the track at Infineon Raceway, do power wheelies at 80 mph, and then come out here to Bonneville and dismantle the prior electric world speed record.
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1214834/Electric-superbike-smashes-speed-record-breaking-150mph-mark.html#ixzz0RvWWBhKm
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1214834/Electric-superbike-smashes-speed-record-breaking-150mph-mark.html#ixzz0RvWG9iRk
