KTM: electric motocross in 2010

KTM has revealed that it will seriously be making an electric version and that within two years we should see a racing cross bike with zero emissions.
The Austrian company has already developed a prototype of a “ready to race” electric vehicle, with the intention of a two-year testing program before putting the bike into production.

The motorcycle will be equipped with a lithium ion battery, rechargeable in an hour with 40 minutes of racing condition riding time, and 39Nm.
The engine group and battery will weigh only 17kg, proving that this style of bike, on removing the tank and classic characteristics of a fuel engine, should be truly light and agile.

The price will be slighter higher than a current KTM enduro, but shouldn’t be anything too shocking.
Given its evident environmental benefits and improvement to Austria’s ecological image, KTM will develop the bike together with the Minster for Viability and Technological Development.