Yahoo Autos Sondors Metacycle electric motorcycle costs $5,000, goes 80 miles and 80 mph
We see a number of electric motorcycles get introduced, but they’re often pretty expensive, or kind of rinky-dink little things with little speed or range. They can look pretty weird, too, which was our first thought when we saw the Sondors Metacycle at Motorcycle Daily. Then we saw the price: $5,000. That’s on par with a lot of electric bicycles, and as we continued reading, we expected the specs to be the same. Not the case. Sondors says the Metacycle can reach speeds up to 80 mph, and travel up to 80 miles on a charge from its 4-kilowatt-hour battery. It suddenly looked a lot less odd, and more like something we could see ourselves riding.
Diving a little deeper in to the specs, the Metacycle has a curb weight of about 200 pounds. Moving that weight (and its rider’s) is a permanent magnet AC hub motor providing a nominal 8 kilowatts (or 11 horsepower) and 80 pound-feet of torque, with a peak output of 14.5 kW (20 hp) and 130 lb-ft. It can charge using the included 110-volt charger, or with an optional Level 2 charger insert for taking advantage of public chargers. Sondors told Electrek that it will also offer a range extender battery of “probably 3 kWh.”
