Johammer electric cruiser
Out of Austria, this is offbeat styling at its best – but with a 200km range it's an electric bike which can get you places with a minimum of fussMotorcycle designs don’t come much more wild and weird than the Johammer electric cruiser. As a scribe at gizmag.com put it, it “looks like you’re riding a very surprised snail”.
The Johammer is an Austrian crafted machine and, outside of the snail ‘influence’, it does have a few striking ingredients: the speedo and charge indicator are integrated into the stand-out-like-the-proverbial mirrors, it has hub-centre steering, the electric motor is enclosed in the rear wheel hub, and it has two sets of footpegs: one to accommodate an upright riding position and the others for more laid-back highway cruising.
There are in-house developed battery modules, and the company claims a 200km range when fully charged. Guaranteed service life of the battery is 200,000km or four years without dropping below 85 per cent of the new battery’s capacity.
Price? The 8.3 kWh version will cost $US31,860, and the 12.7 kWh option $US34,630. Production is said to be very close.
Want to try before you buy? You can take one on a guided tour through Austria that'll cost $US420, including a factory tour.
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