Harley-Davidson bets its future on the LiveWire electric motorcycle
It’s been a four-year wait since Harley Davidson first showed off a concept electric motorcycle. Now, the production-ready bike — called the Harley-Davidson Livewire — is finally here. Well, almost. The Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based company unveiled the production-ready electric motorcycle Tuesday at the EICMA motorcycle show in Italy. It won’t be available though until next year. Harley is placing a big bet on electrification in hopes that it will revive the brand, which has struggled in recent years. LiveWire is supposed to the be first in what will be a portfolio of electric Harley-Davison motorcycles that will be available by 2022. To encourage the switch to electric, Harley will install Level 2 public chargers at dealer locations that sell the electric bikes. Harley didn’t release pricing or range and performance information on LiveWire. There were some new, (and of course some rehashed) details on the specs of the bike though. The bike will be powered by a permanent magnet electric ...