

The previous record of 1,317 km (818.27 mi) was set in 2018 on an electric Zero S. Von Tell, accompanied by local journalists, began in Zürich, Switzerland and rode to Stuttgart, Germany, continued along Lake Constance, and finished in Ruggell, Liechtenstein, in a total time of 23 hours and 48 minutes. Harley-Davidson said Swiss rider Michel von Tell rode a LiveWire to an unofficial electric motorcycle distance-ridden-in-24-hours record in March 2020, covering 1,723 km (1,071 mi). The first deliveries were made in September 2019 but were temporarily halted due to an unspecified charging issue which Harley-Davidson resolved as of October 2019. In January 2018, Harley-Davidson announced that the motorcycle was entering production and would hit the market in 18 months. According to Wired magazine in 2014, Mission Motors provided technical assistance on the motor controller. In the prototypes, the bevel gear gave the drivetrain a unique whirring sound, compared to the sound of a jet turbine, or as a writer for The Verge said, "like an oversized vacuum". A bevel gear was planned to change the direction of rotation 90° to drive a gilmer belt to turn the rear wheel. Īs the prototype was unveiled in 2014, the motor was to be mounted longitudinally, under the frame. The LiveWire was inspired by the "Mission R" electric superbike, and the powertrains for the prototypes were developed in collaboration with its manufacturer, the electric motorcycle and electric powertrain technology company Mission Motors.

Prototypes were made available for public test rides at US Harley-Davidson dealerships later in 2014, then Europe and Canada in 2015. The LiveWire was first displayed to the media in June 2014. In December 2021, the news was published that LiveWire would be spun-off from parent Harley Davidson, set to go public in the first half of 2022 as a SPAC ( special-purpose acquisition company) valued at $1.77 billion. The LiveWire, released in 2019, targets a different type of customer than their classic V-twin powered motorcycles. Harley-Davidson says the maximum speed is 110 mph (180 km/h) with claimed 105 hp (78 kW) motor. The Harley-Davidson LiveWire is an electric motorcycle by Harley-Davidson, their first electric vehicle. It does not store any personal data.Type of motorcycle Harley-Davidson LiveWireĮlectric liquid-cooled longitudinally-mounted three-phase induction electric motor The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".

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