Gentlemen, start your engines. Or, more precisely, start your 100 percent electric, 50 horsepower and 59 lb-ft of torque, water-cooled Brammo Power battery on the new Brammo Empulse sportbike. The Empulse, which comes in three models, is capable of sustaining speeds of 100 mph and can, in the case of its top-range offering, get up to 100 miles on a single charge from a standard 110-volt outlet.
The Empulse takes a "world's first" on its release -- that is, it's the first production electric motorcycle with a water-cooled motor. The three models reflect the different average ranges per charge from the company's proprietary Digital Drivetrain: The Empulse 6.0 gets 60 miles per charge, the 8.0 gets 80 miles per charge and the 10.0 -- you guessed it -- gets 100 miles per charge. (Of course, you can extend those ranges with somewhat more restrained driving, the company says.)
Prices -- did we mention the Empulse line starts at less than 10 grand? -- more images and a video of the sportbike in action are after the jump.
Brammo Empulse 6.0 estimated price: $9,995
Empulse 8.0: $11,995
Empulse 10.0: $13,995
(None of these prices factors in various state and federal rebates; the top-of-the-line 10.0, for example, in some states could run less than $7,000.)