Huck Cycles technically builds mopeds, not a full electric motorcycles. Volcon also recently announced expansion into Latin America, so the bike will be available south of the US border soon, too.Īnd if you’re looking for a Grunt for your kids, the company also created a 35 mph (56 km/h) version known as the Runt. Its 35 kW (50 hp) motor is quite powerful for all sorts of dirt riding, and the bike’s fat tires will feel right at home in loose terrain. Priced at just under $6,000, the Volcon Grunt is an off-road electric motorcycle sporting a top speed of 60 mph (96 km/h). They have a couple of side-by-side electric UTVs planned for later this year and next year, but they’ll be launching their first electric motorcycle in the next few months. Volcon is a brand-new electric powersports company founded late last year in Austin. The bike hasn’t changed much, but when I reviewed the 2020 version last year it had only gotten better. I first threw my leg over one of these bad boys in late 2018 and put about six months of riding on it. We’ll start with a bike that was actually one of my first low-cost electric motorcycles, the CSC City Slicker. $2,495 CSC City Slicker electric motorcycle
So when we consider what makes a low-cost electric motorcycle affordable, we’re comparing to the current leaders of the industry, such as a $20,000 Zero SR/F or a $30,000 Harley-Davidson LiveWire. In the same way that $17,000 for an e-bike is expensive while $17,000 for a house is remarkably affordable, all of these terms are relative. All of the electric motorcycles featured here are either already rolling on America’s roads or are expected to become available in the coming months.Īnd while we’re at it, let’s put terms like “low-cost” and “affordable” into perspective.
While many electric motorcycles are still plagued by high prices, there are a surprising number of affordable options on the market in North America.