Austrian firm to produce electric off-road motorcycle

KTM is the world leader in sales of all-terrain motorbikes and Europe's second biggest motorbike constructor after Germany's BMW. It has a sales target of 95,000 machines for this year.

by Staff Writers
Vienna (AFP) Oct 21, 2008
An Austrian motorcycle manufacturer said Tuesday that it hopes to start mass production of an electric-powered all-terrain endurance bike within two years.

KTM said it had produced a very quiet prototype that could develop up to 35 horsepower, weighed 90 kilos (200 pounds) and could run for 40 minutes before recharging. It was designed for off-road sporting use.

"Ever more restrictive rules on noise and pollution emissions make all-terrain activity ever more difficult in Europe," KTM said.

"So we want to make the practice of this sport easier near city centres and in sports halls," said company executive Harald Ploeckinger.

KTM is the world leader in sales of all-terrain motorbikes and Europe's second biggest motorbike constructor after Germany's BMW. It has a sales target of 95,000 machines for this year.

The company is based in Mattigofen in the west of Austria and in August unveiled a two-seater sports car with a 240 HP Audi engine.

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