University of Denver engineering graduate student Eva HÃ¥kansson pushed her home-built electric sidecar motorcycle “KillaJoule” to just over 216 mph (347 km/h) last week, while setting a new world record for electric sidecar bikes at the BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials at Bonneville Salt Flats. The top speed comes achingly close to the fastest record ever set with an internal combustion engine for a bike of that type: 219 mph (352 km/h).
HÃ¥kansson and her husband Bill Dube are well known on the electric motorcycle racing scene, especially for their “KillaCycle” electric drag bike. Unlike the KillaCycle however, the 18 foot (6 meter) long KillaJoule is   … Pictures and more
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