This Tesla Of Electric Motorcycles Is Finally Ready For The Road

Inspired by vintage British café racer motorbikes, the Arc Vector’s jaw-dropping look is an eclectic mixture of space-age materials. It has a carbon composite architecture and a bespoke battery module monocoque that, Arc claims, are stiff enough for MotoGP racing. It has carbon swing arms fore and aft suspended by bespoke Ohlins dampers and performance Brembo brakes. The entire thing weighs no more than 485 pounds (220 kg), which the manufacturer says is the best power-to-weight ratio of any electric motorbike.

Arc has yet to release the official powertrain specs, but it did reveal some impressive numbers. The company said Vector could go from zero to 60 mph in under 3.1 seconds and has a 120 mph (200 kph) top speed. It has 16.8 kWh Samsung battery packs that allow up to 200 miles of range in the city, and about 120 miles on the highway.

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The Arc Vector Angel Edition and participation in the AE HMI Program will set you back $135,000 (£110,000). It’s a lot of money for an electric motorcycle, certainly — especially when better-known brands will get you on the road for a fraction of that — but it’s not hard to imagine that for some the styling, materials, and hi-tech accessories will be worth it.