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Monday, April 28, 2014

Fourteen electric horses good for 200 km

An employee of Johammer e-mobility company rides a J1.200 electro motorcycle near to the headquarters in Bad Leonfelden on Wednesday last week. The Johammer J1.200 is the first electro motorbike in the world offering a 200 km driving range, in combined motorway and city driving, on one full charge, according to the company. The bike weighs 178 kg, including a 12.7 kWh battery pack and has an 11 kilowatt hub-mounted motor which translates to 14 horsepower with a top speed of 130 km/h. Developed, designed and produced in Austria, the J1.200 costs 25 000 (over R368 000).