Voxan unveils new e-bike

Voxan unveils world’s most powerful electric motorcycle at Paris Show

Re-launched with the intention of establishing itself as a premium electric motorcycle manufacturer, Voxan Motors gave their new 200Nm torque, 200 bhp equivalent ‘Wattman’ e-bike a World Premiere debut at the Paris Motorcycle Show this week.
Claimed to be the most powerful electric motorcycle in the world, the Sacha Lakic designed ‘Wattman’ is being well received as marking an impressive comeback for the Voxan brand.

Said to be good for a top speed of 170 kph, and capable of accelerating to 100 kph in just 3.4 seconds, the 12.8k Wh battery is said to give the ‘Wattman’ a range of 180km, and to charge to 80 percent of capacity in less than 30 minutes using a DC Combo 2 connector fast-charger.
Lakic is quoted as saying that “the idea is to make electric technology sexy. It is used here as a source of fun. This machine is built for bikers, and above all else it is built for driving.”
It won’t be available for some two more years or so, and each model will be built to order - no pricing has been revealed yet though.
Based in Luxembourg, one of the first motorcycle designs that brought Lakic to prominence was the Alan Carre collaboration for Yamaha in 1986 - the Yamaha Axis. Since then he has done project design work for former Yamaha subsidiary MBK, on scooters and bicycles, and for the likes of Piaggio and Bimota, and for the original incarnation of Voxan on the now highly collectable 2004 ‘Black Magic’ 1000cc v-twin roadster.
Voxan finally ceased production in 2009 and was eventually bought from bankruptcy a year later by the then new owners of Venturi Automobiles.
Originally established in 1984 to compete against the likes of Bugatti, Ferrari and Porsche in the “Grand Tourisme” market Venturi itself emerged from a year 2000 bankruptcy with new owners aiming to pitch the brand as a top-end electric car maker, with Sacha Lakic contributing to the design of the Venturi ‘Fetish’ and ‘Volage’ prototypes.
This year saw Venturi making a frustrating Bonneville debut at the rain-cancelled speed week in September with the 3,000 hp VBB-3 streamliner - said to be the most powerful electric car ever built; so there is clearly no doubting Voxan’s new owner’s determination to ‘own’ the top-end of the two and four wheel electric power market.

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