Energica Eva
A
year ago Italian electric specialist Energica showed its naked Eva as a 136 hp
prototype. Now it’s revealed the production version and while the power is down
to 95 hp it’s still looking like a surprisingly sophisticated electric bike.
Range,
originally pegged at around 90 miles if you struck to 50 mph, is now reckoned to
be up to 125 miles provided the bike is in ‘eco’ mode.
Alternatively
you can opt for ‘urban’, ‘rain’ or ‘sport’ modes, as well as choosing from four
possible maps for the bike’s regenerative braking system: low, medium, high or
off.
Being
electric there’s no multi-ratio gearbox but the bike can go backwards as well
as forwards, albeit with a limit of 1.7 mph and just to help you manoeuvre its
weight. And that weight is likely to be significant – the firm hasn’t revealed
numbers for the Eva but the Ego superbike that uses the same chassis and power
pack comes in at 258 kg. Your
wallet will be a fair bit lighter to make up for it, though, since prices
aren’t likely to start much below the € 20,000 mark.
Energica
showed two versions of the bike, one with wire wheels and the other with
alloys, and says that for your money you’ll get a fair bit of kit as standard,
including a dash with GPS and Bluetooth built in, a battery monitoring system
and an on-board charger that allows the bike to plug in to 110v or 220v
electrics. It’s also promising a special fast-charging system as an option, to
be introduced in late 2016.
