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Electric motorcycle maker Brammo gains momentum

LA Times -- Last Saturday, the company celebrated the opening of its first California sales outlet at the Best Buy store in El Segundo...

Saturday also marked the conclusion of the Shocking Barack tour, a publicity stunt the company had choreographed to draw attention to its supermoto-style EV. For 12 days, two Enertia riders traced the 700-mile route of the Detroit CEOs who last year drove their hybrid vehicles to Washington to plead for bailout money, having been scolded for taking their private jets a couple of weeks earlier. The electricity cost for the Brammo trip was $4 per bike.


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Submitted Nov 03, 2009 By: DOS
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Champion Author Boston

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Message Posted: Nov 4, 2009 5:39:37 AM

Any real use for this?
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Message Posted: Nov 3, 2009 11:46:03 PM

Another fun toy.
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Message Posted: Nov 3, 2009 10:35:44 PM

Not sure I would want to take an electric motor cycle from detroit to Washington-its pretty balmy now.
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Message Posted: Nov 3, 2009 9:19:36 PM

An electric motorcycle that costs $0.0057 per mile for electricity and, assuming the electric motor has torque like most electric vehicles is politely described as a high-performance bike; it ought to get the attention of bikers accustomed to paying more than $10,000 for a sport bike that makes a helluva Cafe Racer.

Have you priced other high-performance bikes lately?
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Message Posted: Nov 3, 2009 7:23:31 PM

$12,000 for an electric motorcycle? they can keep it.
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Message Posted: Nov 3, 2009 7:06:05 PM

Bring the price down and then I might think about it.
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