Gallery: $34K Electric Italian Superbike Has Style on Top of Power

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    Scott Jones
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    The Energica Ego is iPhone wallpaper-beautiful, superbly fast, and costs over $30,000.
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    Gianluca Muratori
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    The Ego is the street-legal descendant of the eCRP 1.0 race bike that CRP built for the fledgling TTXGP electric racing league.
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    Peter Musch
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    The rapid prototyping tools at Energica’s disposal accelerated the bike’s development and kept costs down
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    Peter Musch
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    The parts that CRP didn’t make themselves are the best, most expensive examples of each category, including big 320mm Brembo brakes.
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    Scott Jones
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    Weight is an undeniable handicap, but Energica’s engineers turned it partly to their advantage.
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    Damiano Fiorentini
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    Energica says the bike’s 11.7 kWh battery unit will take it up to 124 miles on a single charge, at an average speed of about 37 mph.
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    Damiano Fiorentini
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    The sensation of riding the nearly silent bike is inarguably thrilling and novel.
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