Oct 13, 2014 6:30 AM

Gallery: $34K Electric Italian Superbike Has Style on Top of Power

Scott Jones
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The Energica Ego is iPhone wallpaper-beautiful, superbly fast, and costs over $30,000.
Gianluca Muratori
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The Ego is the street-legal descendant of the eCRP 1.0 race bike that CRP built for the fledgling TTXGP electric racing league.

Peter Musch
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The rapid prototyping tools at Energica’s disposal accelerated the bike’s development and kept costs down
Peter Musch
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The parts that CRP didn’t make themselves are the best, most expensive examples of each category, including big 320mm Brembo brakes.

Scott Jones
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Weight is an undeniable handicap, but Energica’s engineers turned it partly to their advantage.
Damiano Fiorentini
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Energica says the bike’s 11.7 kWh battery unit will take it up to 124 miles on a single charge, at an average speed of about 37 mph.

Damiano Fiorentini
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The sensation of riding the nearly silent bike is inarguably thrilling and novel.

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