KillaJoule electric sidecar motorcycle tops 216 mph
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Eva Håkansson pushed her home-built electric motorcycle KillaJoule to just over 216 mph (Photo: KillaCycle Racing)
KillaJoule is 18 foot (6 meters) long (Photo: KillaCycle Racing)
KillaJoule derives its power from a monstrous 375 volt, 1800 amp, 214 lb (97 kg) battery pack (Photo: KillaCycle Racing)
KillaJoule's electric drive package provides a smooth 250 horsepower (Photo: KillaCycle Racing)
Håkansson constructed the vast majority of the KillaJoule herself (Photo: KillaCycle Racing)
KillaJoule is classed as a sidecar motorcycle (Photo: KillaCycle Racing)
Håkansson constructed the vast majority of the KillaJoule herself (Photo: KillaCycle Racing)
KillaJoule is 18 foot (6 meters) long (Photo: KillaCycle Racing)
KillaJoule derives its power from a monstrous 375 volt, 1800 amp, 214 lb (97 kg) battery pack (Photo: KillaCycle Racing)
KillaJoule's electric drive package provides a smooth 250 horsepower (Photo: KillaCycle Racing)
KillaJoule is classed as a sidecar motorcycle (Photo: KillaCycle Racing)
Eva Håkansson pushed her home-built electric motorcycle KillaJoule to just over 216 mph (Photo: KillaCycle Racing)
Article Summary
University of Denver engineering graduate student Eva Håkansson pushed her home-built electric sidecar motorcycle "KillaJoule" to just over 216 mph (347 km/h) last week, while setting a new world record for electric sidecar bikes at the BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials at Bonneville Salt Flats. The top speed comes achingly close to the fastest record ever set with an internal combustion engine for a bike of that type: 219 mph (352 km/h).
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