Mission Motors (formerly Hum Cycles)

[doug]

Greentech Media | Hum Cycles Raises Angel Funding

Sources say small angel firm One Earth Capital is putting money into the startup founded by Tesla Motors engineers.

Hum Cycles

Hum Cycles, which was a runner-up at the California Clean Tech Open in October, was founded by former Tesla employee Forrest Deuth and others.

Hum Cycles is the first production electric motorcycle to rival any gasoline sportbike. More importantly, the motorcycle and the company will be at the cutting edge of environmental sustainability. Hum Cycles is designed from cradle to cradle with recycled and recyclable materials, is non-toxic and amazingly efficient.

 

[doug]

motorcycles: Test riding a prototype all-electric motorcycle

 

[TEG]

Thats cool.

Another bay area eCycle company is Electric Motorsport

 

[vfx]

Forrest:
Forrest Deuth - LinkedIn

 

[doug]

sez.so

...
I met with Forrest Deuth, and Jit Bhattacharya - two young guys looking very pleased with themselves - and a small crowd of onlookers to see the new Hum prototype in the flesh.

Deuth - an alumni of Tesla motors - was careful to elaborate that this prototype would vary in many ways from their final product.

But still some of the most obvious features that the prototype has that we're likely to notice in the real thing are that which are missing: no clutch handle, and no gear shifter by the left footpeg. It makes the left-hand side of the bike look decidedly bare.
...

 

[doug]

Just noticed that ABG had picked this up.

Ex-Tesla employee electric motorcycle prototype gets driven - AutoblogGreen

 

[domenick]

Mission Motors launches 150 mph Mission One

Mission Motors, formerly known by their stealth name of Hum Cycles, has just broken cover and unveiled their electric motorcycle. 150 mph top speed. 150 mile range. Very hot.

 

[graham]

From the article:

The first 50 bikes produced will be a special Limited Edition model delivered in 2010 bearing a $68,995 price tag, while a standard, more affordable Mission One will be announced this summer.

Wow! I wonder what the standard price will be.

 

[Kevin Harney]

Too bad it is not affordable !!!! :frown:

 

[doug]

me likey

Greentech Media | Mission Motors: The Need for Electric Speed

 

[domenick]

Mission Motors very nice website.

 

[flabby]

Me Wanty!!!:biggrin:

Hope the price goes down quickly. $68,995 is a heafty price for a motorcycle.

 

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step

 

[doug]

You might see some old friends and familiar faces:

The preview image above is at the Stanford Oval. I recognize this red-headed dude; he used to be in EE.

 

[Kevin Harney]

Me like the the white one fully enclosed.

 

[vfx]

Testimonials scare me. The worst movies aways have people coming out of the theater saying how good it was. Those are the movies to avoid!

 

[WarpedOne]

This image says it develops about 140HP max:

Not shabby at all.

 

[doug]

 

[doug]

Any mention of how much it weighs? How does it's mass compare to that of a standard sport bike?

I like this feature:

Real Time Data Acquisition

The Mission One's data acquisition feature allows riders to capture ride data in real time. Riders can record ride data, such as speed, location, or lean angle; or bike data, such as motor current, battery voltage, or efficiency. Riders can take that data to their computer to analyze their performance, brag to other riders, or prepare for their next ride.

Plus, "The Mission One also allows riders to tune their regenerative braking to fit with their riding style. "

 

[doug]

Electrifying Motorcycles - Forbes.com