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Old 12-01-2011, 08:56 AM   #1
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Red face Volta Electric MC

Kinda neat and I at least like the idea of new green cars.

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Volta Electric Motorcycle. A New Contender. Probably Not In The US.

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I guess I would not write this post if I was not this week traveling in Europe… The fastest growing segment of Electric Vehicles is not cars, but motorcycles. Europe and Asia, because of the way cities were built and grown, with their inherent almost 24h/day traffic congestion, make the current offering (limited miles and speed) acceptable for short commutes.

For now, and not surprisingly, more manufacturers in Europe than in America are seeing huge market opportunities in green vehicles. The latest offering available in 2012, with an aesthetic that I qualify a cross between Scooter and Sport Bike, is from a Spanish company called Volta offering 3 models in the 35 HP, 45 mph (70 km/h) all electric range. Pricing? About $10,000 (€7,000.) For this type of silent performance? My opinion: it’s too little power and range to interest the vast majority of Americans commuting for work. But in Europe, supposedly, there is a waiting list to get one delivered in Q2 of 2012…
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Old 12-03-2011, 10:22 AM   #2
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45 mph? It'd take me forever to get to work. Especially if the battery died half way there... Neat looking rig though.
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Old 12-03-2011, 07:47 PM   #3
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Kinda looks like a KTM...
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