![]() Posted Jby Christian Ruoff & filed under Features, Fleets and Infrastructure Features, Tech Features.Īlta Motors claims that its dirt bikes have a battery pack with energy density that’s among the highest of any production vehicle. If past experience is any indication, it should show quite nicely.Alta Motors says its electric dirt bike has world-class energy density Transworld Endurocross series stop in Scottsdale, Arizona on the 24th of September, where, we understand, they plan to go head-to-head against some stiff competition. To watch the Redshift earn its racing bona fides, keep your eyes on the upcoming ![]() If you need more of a "hand-ons" experience to convince you to drop a not-insignificant wad of cash – the off-road MX lists at $14,995, while the street-legal SM costs $13,945 – we're told the demo bikes will be making the rounds to dealers this Fall. The Alta website to secure your place in line. Still, if this is the sort of machine that scratches your two-wheeled itch, $100 refundable deposits are being accepted on ![]() Roll out is expected to be somewhat slow as the production process ramps up and, as the company has a significant order backlog and dealer demo fleet to take care of, new customers probably won't be able to take delivery for some months. The finished result is a battery-powered piece of art and, we imagine,a happy customer. Later, the parts that connect to the ground are added: suspension, front and rear, from WP wheels from Warp 9 Racing Bremboīrakes – all quality stuff. ![]() All of these components are the result of Alta's own design and engineering. From there, other structural elements, theīattery, and electronic controls are attached. The whole process starts with the proprietary permanent magnet, liquid-cooled motor and reduction gearing being installed into the cast aluminum housing referred to, in-house, as the bulkhead. In it, we can see what the labor-intensive process of hand-building an MX model entails (note: the slick tire on the back is temporary, to accommodate performance validation on a dynamometer). Tech Crunch onto their Brisbane, California premises toĪsk questions and take a look around, the video results of which await below.Īnd, on top of all that, they've put together a time lapse movie of a Redshift MX being assembled, which you can watch above. Giving our Translogic team some quality seat time and setting up theirĭealer network – they will soon have locations in all the major West Coast cities, along with New York in the East. They've been much too busy doing things like To celebrate the occasion, Alta hasn't taken out full-page newspaper ads or struck up any parades. Martin Lawrence: shizzle just got rizzle.Īlta Motors has finally made it. Sure, the company actuallyĭelivered its very first bike way back in December of 2015, but now, finally, production is standardized, serial, and ramping up. Job One, getting its specialized bikes that are engineered to compete against traditional 250cc racers, from the factory floor into a customer's eagerly-waiting hands, happened last Friday. After years of racing to get its RedshiftĮlectric motorcycles to market – doing research and design, prototyping, experiencing delays, re-designing, testing, more delays, securing financial backing and setting up its new facility –Īlta Motors has finally made it.
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