The Fastest Electric Motorcycle

Mission Motors, a San Francisco based company redefining the world of performance motorcycles, announced today that its zero-emissions Mission One electric superbike has claimed the national AMA top speed record for an electric motorcycle, achieving a record 150.059 mph for one mile at Bonneville Speedway.

Lead up to runs for the record saw one-way speeds across the mile stretch at 161mph.

The bike also pulled at least one feat important to speed geeks: It's able to do a power wheelie at 80 mph. But what's most impressive is that Mission claims that the record-setting bike wasn't a hot-rodded test bed. It was a late-stage prototype of the eventual production model, of which 300 will be available in 2010.

Fast Company