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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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Bonanza Champion Author Boston Posts:6,217 Points:1,572,640 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Nov 4, 2009 4:39:37 AM Ignore Bonanza Report Abuse Any real use for this?
Bussman Champion Author Dallas Posts:1,710 Points:520,440 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Nov 3, 2009 10:46:03 PM Ignore Bussman Report Abuse Another fun toy.
fordmexico Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,142 Points:180,650 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Nov 3, 2009 9:35:44 PM Ignore fordmexico Report Abuse Not sure I would want to take an electric motor cycle from detroit to Washington-its pretty balmy now.
DonKofAK All-Star Author Anchorage Posts:502 Points:299,685 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Nov 3, 2009 8:19:36 PM Ignore DonKofAK Report Abuse 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?
DerHahn Champion Author Illinois Posts:8,100 Points:1,145,300 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Nov 3, 2009 6:23:31 PM Ignore DerHahn Report Abuse $12,000 for an electric motorcycle? they can keep it.
CarrottopNe Champion Author Lincoln Posts:1,025 Points:367,365 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Nov 3, 2009 6:06:05 PM Ignore CarrottopNe Report Abuse Bring the price down and then I might think about it.