I have found several patents that show people from the late 19th century were interested in harnessing electric energy on two wheels. Knowing this, it is a mystery to me why it has taken a full 110 years to finally manufacture an energy-efficient, everyday usable electric motorcycle. There have certainly been advances in the technology over the years, with public offerings as early as 1911 (according to Popular Mechanics). In the 1940s, when the US imposed several fuel rationing laws to support the war effort, several electric motorcycles were created by private builders, but there was still no mass-produced, publically-available electric two-wheeled mode of transportation. It was not until the late 1980s until we really made strides with the technology. Since then things have leap-frog ... Read More