Mission Motorcycles announces all-electric limited edition RS and R sportbikes
06-04-13, 02:45 PM
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Mission Motorcycles announces all-electric limited edition RS and R sportbikes
Mission Motorcycles announces all-electric limited edition RS and R sportbikes
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Ever since Mission Motors first showed off its electric motorcycle technology demonstrator, the Mission R, a chorus of would-be riders have strongly suggested that it be made available for sale. That advice has finally been taken to heart with the creation of a new entity, Mission Motorcycles, and the announcement of the Mission RS and Mission R (above).
It makes total sense. Building and selling electric motorcycles was, after all, the underlying premise of the company at its founding. When its original Yves Behar design, the Mission One, didn't achieve enough demand, however, the company switched gears (as it were) and decided to concentrate on drivetrain development. It was during this time it built the original Mission R that this future product will be based on. Read on for all the details.
The Mission RS is a drool-worthy replica of the bike that set the electric lap record at Laguna Seca on its way to winning the only TTXGP event it was ever entered in. Limited to 40 examples, it has the same drivetrain with 163 horsepower and 120 pound feet of torque to zip you up to 150 miles per hour as the more-affordable R model, but features an Öhlins FGRT fork and BST carbon fiber wheels. RS buyers will also receive the first deliveries, special "early adopter" perks and a "one-on-one VIP rider training experience". That might come in handy as the so-called MissionOS touchscreen interface has a ton of features, including telemetry, navigation, tunable controls and a "track mode". There's even an integrated image-stablized HD camera involved.
The $58,999 (before federal and/or state tax incentives) RS is outfitted with a 17 kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery that the company says should be good for 230 city miles or 140 miles of a 50/50 city/interstate-speed blend. With an optional second charger, it can suck up all the electrons it can handle in under two hours.
If that price tag is a bit much for you, the R starts at a much more reasonable $32,499. The deposit is also half the size of the $10,000 required for the RS. It comes with a 12 kWh battery – there are optional 15 and 17 kWh packages also available – and still features fully adjustable Öhlins suspension bits and Brembo brakes.
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09-10-14, 02:07 PM
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Mission Electric delays motorcycle production
It's been a long, hard road for Mission Motorcycles. And it's been just as long and hard for the company's fans and would-be clients, who have been left waiting for their high-powered, stunningly beautiful and technologically advanced electric motorcycles to actually hit dealerships for what seems like ages. To such fans and would-be clients, we have good news, and we have bad news.
First, the bad: Mission is now promising to deliver its first motorcycles to customers in the second or third quarter of 2015. Last we heard, bikes were expected to hit garages across the country right about... well, right about now, actually, in the summer of 2014. Clearly, that's not going to happen, and that's a shame.
Now for the good: Mission Electric, the newly renamed company born from the Mission Motors and Mission Motorcycles duo (which had previously been a single entity...) is hiring, and is now, apparently, branching out into the four-wheeled realm. In fact, the company's website shows a McLaren supercar under the Mission Automotive umbrella, which is kinda interesting, and it also suggests that Mission-powered boats and heavy-duty machinery are also in the offing.
Of course, all of this should be taken with a full shaker of salt until an actual product from any of Mission's garages actually lands in the garage of a paying customer.
http://mission.co
First, the bad: Mission is now promising to deliver its first motorcycles to customers in the second or third quarter of 2015. Last we heard, bikes were expected to hit garages across the country right about... well, right about now, actually, in the summer of 2014. Clearly, that's not going to happen, and that's a shame.
Now for the good: Mission Electric, the newly renamed company born from the Mission Motors and Mission Motorcycles duo (which had previously been a single entity...) is hiring, and is now, apparently, branching out into the four-wheeled realm. In fact, the company's website shows a McLaren supercar under the Mission Automotive umbrella, which is kinda interesting, and it also suggests that Mission-powered boats and heavy-duty machinery are also in the offing.
Of course, all of this should be taken with a full shaker of salt until an actual product from any of Mission's garages actually lands in the garage of a paying customer.
http://mission.co
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