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What is the best electric motorcycle?

By YPB Team

Zero, Energica, LiveWire, a Finnish rim-motor bike and the cheap Sur-Ron that outsells all of them. The premium electric motorcycle market is tiny and fiercely argued over.

  1. Harley-Davidson LiveWire One — ranked #11
    Harley-Davidson LiveWire One
    Milwaukee's electric flagship, now sold under its own spun-off brand and in very small numbers.
    1000pts
  2. BMW CE 04 — ranked #22
    BMW CE 04
    A maxi-scooter shaped like a concept sketch, aimed at cities rather than canyons.
    569pts
  3. Zero SR/F — ranked #33
    Zero SR/F
    The California-built streetfighter that made electric motorcycles a real product category.
    569pts
  4. Lightning LS-218 — ranked #44
    Lightning LS-218
    The bike that beat petrol machines up Pikes Peak in 2013 and never scaled into volume.
    568pts
  5. Energica Ego — ranked #55
    Energica Ego
    The Italian superbike that supplied the entire MotoE grid for its first five seasons.
    481pts
  6. Ultraviolette F77 — ranked #66
    Ultraviolette F77
    An Indian-built electric sportbike selling into the market that buys the most motorcycles.
    481pts
  7. Maeving RM1S — ranked #77
    Maeving RM1S
    A British retro commuter with removable batteries you carry up to a flat.
    481pts
  8. LiveWire S2 Del Mar — ranked #88
    LiveWire S2 Del Mar
    The cheaper, lighter flat-track-styled model built to widen the brand beyond its first price tag.
    481pts
  9. Zero DSR/X — ranked #99
    Zero DSR/X
    An electric adventure bike, which sounds like a contradiction until you ride one off a trailhead.
    374pts
  10. Stark Varg — ranked #1010
    Stark Varg
    An electric motocrosser that beat 450cc bikes on their own tracks.
    374pts
  11. Verge TS Ultra — ranked #1111
    Verge TS Ultra
    A Finnish bike with the motor built into the rear wheel and no visible hub.
    240pts
  12. Damon HyperSport — ranked #1212
    Damon HyperSport
    A much-announced Canadian machine whose specification sheet outran its delivery schedule.
    240pts
  13. Cake Kalk — ranked #1313
    Cake Kalk
    A Swedish lightweight built for silence, better known from design magazines than dealerships.
    240pts
  14. Sur-Ron Light Bee — ranked #1414
    Sur-Ron Light Bee
    The cheap electric dirt bike that outsells the premium brands many times over.
    240pts

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