TT Zero: rising up to the challenge

Posted on 20 Jun 2015 by Jonny Williamson

Jonny Williamson travelled to the Isle of Man to uncover the innovations and late nights which result in a TT Zero Challenge-winning, electric-powered motorcycle.

Prior to heading off to the internationally-cherished home of the TT races, you could probably fit everything I knew about electric bikes on the back of a postage stamp – with room to spare. I’d never really considered what was actually involved when attempting to swap-out an internal combustion engine with a battery-powered equivalent; the…

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