ENERGICA EVA

The Italian electric motorcycle company’s new naked version of its Ego sportbike gets ready to hit the streets

KENT KUNITSUGU

After sampling the electric Energica Ego sportbike back in late 2014 (“Energica Ego First Ride,” October 2014), former SR Associate Editor Bradley Adams came away impressed at the progress made by electric motorcycles but was still put off by the limited range (probably around 70 to 100 miles, depending on riding style), weight, and price ($34,000). Fastforward to two years later, and the Energica people arrived at the Sport Rider offices with their new Eva, a naked version of the Ego. Like the Ego, the Eva is powered by an oil-cooled, permanent-magnet AC motor drawing energy from an 11.7 kWh battery pack. Unlike the Ego though, the Eva’s motor mapping is different, resulting in less top-end power (95 versus 130 hp) with less torque as well (125 foot-pounds versus 144).…

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