The build quality is immediately apparent on the Alta. The bikes are produced at their Brisbane, California, facility and the end result are beautiful motorcycles that perform just as well, at least the Redshift MX, which we tested here. Alta is currently producing two models-Redshift MX and Redshift SM (Supermoto)-and has over 50 employees with their own in-house software lab, battery lab, machine shop, R&D department and EOL (End Of Line) testing to ensure that each component can withstand rigorous use in all environments. The company has been built up to design, develop and manufacturer state-of-the-art motorcycles that happen to have an electric powerplant. They wanted to create a better motorcycle, not just a quieter, more eco-friendly motorcycle, and determined that could be accomplished with a battery-powered electric motor.Ĭlick here to read this in the Cycle News Digital Edition MagazineĪnd the goal for Alta is not to create a few “one-off” electric bikes. Living in California’s tech rich Silicon Valley, the same area that Tesla was born, exposed them to the capabilities of electric powerplants. The electric-powered Alta Redshift MX is a remarkably capable motocrosser.ĭorresteyn and Sand, two friends that have a background in motorcycle riding and industrial design, created Alta in 2010. It is this kind of performance that drove Alta founders, Derek Dorresteyn and Jeff Sand to choose to create a new electric motorcycle. An electric bike that is all about performance.ĭid you know that the quickest production car currently available is a Tesla Model S (P100D w/Ludicrous option)? The all-electric sedan tops the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, Bugatti Chiron and a host of “super cars” from Ferrari, Porsche, BMW, Lamborghini, Audi and McLaren.
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