Lightning Motors, a motorcycle design and production company, are currently in the process of designing and building a motorcycle prototype that will run on the energy of the sun.

The bike will run on electricity that comes from solar energy. They want the bike to be ‘zero-emissions’ since they recognize that an electric motorcycle may not be an environmentally friendly as it appears — it depends on where it is plugged in. By enabling a plug-in to a solar panel, they eliminate their emissions!

The biggest obstacle Lightning Motors is currently facing is developing a battery that is long-lasting enough that its life-span validates the expensive solar panel installation. Right now they have a battery that is good for 3,000 charges — that is, it’s good for 10 years for the daily commuter — but want it to be even more efficient before they put an such an ambitious product on the market.

I think it is great that Lightning Motors is trying to get this right and want to produce a product that would be meaningful and beneficial — both environmentally and economically– for consumers.

via la times

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