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To make global transportation more sustainable and eco-friendly, many car manufacturers have switched to electric cars over gasoline-powered vehicles. Likewise, motorcycle manufacturers have also hopped into the trend and started rolling out electric motorcycles. In June 2014, American motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson announced the launch of their first electric motorcycle which is known as LiveWire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this guide, we will discuss everything you need to know about the new Harley-Davidson electric bike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harley-Davidson LiveWire\u2019s Origin and History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the interesting facts about Harley-Davidson<\/a> is that the company\u2019s market value is nearly $6 billion and is poised to grow further. In June of 2014, Harley-Davidson showed the plug-in LiveWire to the media for the first time. Later in the same years, prototypes of the motorcycle were available for public test rides at Harley-Davidson dealerships only in the United States and then in Europe and Canada in the next year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In January of 2018, Harley-Davidson revealed that LiveWire will be available for purchase in the next one and half years and they would start taking pre-orders for January 2019. However, due to a charging issue that was fixed in October 2019, the delivery process (which began in September 2019) was suspended for a temporary period of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In December 2021, Harley Davidson announced to establish a new company for the LiveWire and that it will release its LiveWire products from the second quarter of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harley-Davidson LiveWire: Features & Specifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Harley-Davidson\u2019s LiveWire is designed in the same way as regular internal combustion motorcycles, with the exception of the high voltage electrical drive system. You can distinguish an electric motorcycle from the conventional one by checking whether the motorcycle has a charging port, rechargeable energy storage system and an electric vehicle powertrain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this section, we will take a look at the features and specifications of Harley Davidson\u2019s LiveWire – world\u2019s first mass-produced electric motorcycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u21e2 Harley-Davidson Electric Bike<\/strong> Weight<\/strong>: Harley Davidson\u2019s LiveWire weighs 249 kilograms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u21e2 Harley-Davidson Electric Bike<\/strong> Horsepower and Torque<\/strong>: LiveWire makes 105 horsepower and 86 lb-feet of torque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u21e2 Harley-Davidson Electric Bike Top Speed and Acceleration<\/strong>: LiveWire has a maximum speed of about 177.6 km\/h, posting a 0-60 mph in just three seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u21e2 Harley-Davidson Electric Bike<\/strong> Riding Modes<\/strong>: LiveWire has 4 different riding modes \u2014 Eco Mode, Rain Mode, Road Mode and Sport Mode. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u21e2 Harley-Davidson Electric Bike<\/strong> Charging Rate<\/strong>: LiveWire has a fast maximum DC charging rate of 13 kW. It takes 60 minutes for the battery to get fully charged from 0% and 40 minutes for the battery to reach 80% from zero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u21e2 Harley-Davidson\u2019s LiveWire technology package<\/strong>: The Harley-Davidson LiveWire is equipped with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n