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[Richard230]

It looks like there is a new electric motorcycle book on the market.  This one is a coffee table-style book that contains pictures of all of the electric motorcycles that the author could find, along with a paragraph discussing each model. It kind of reminds me of the old Cycle World or Motorcyclist magazine yearly Road Test Annuals that listed all of the motorcycles on the market, which used to be published every year - without the road tests, of course.  Here is a link to an article describing the book.  At under $20, not a bad price if you want to see a lot of electric motorcycles, most of which you are likely never to see in a showroom - without doing a lot of clicking on the internet: 
https://electricmotorcycles.news/a-guide-to-the-best-electric-motorcycles-and-scooters-from-micah-toll/

[ultratoad]

Thanks Richard....  Ordered one up on Amazon for about 15 bucks....  Looks like a lot of fun for the money....  Not to mention I still had a gift card that covered it....

[Richard230]

My daughter gave me the subject book, "Electric Motorcycles 2019" by Michah Toll as a father's day present.  I just finished reading it.  What you have here is something like a book full of electric motorcycle brochures of models that are currently available.  It is quite up to date and contains information that became available as late as April 2019.  So it is a nice overview of the current market and also contains models that might be available within the next couple of years.

Most of the information presented seems to have been obtained from official factory sources, however the author has also included comments from his personal experience riding some of the bikes along with information obtained from owners of the models, when available. I think the book makes a good resource for historians that might be interested in an overview of the state of the electric motorcycle market in the spring of 2019.  For the price, I thought it was a good value and provided several hours of light entertainment.

The only model that I missed in the book was information regarding that European "lady bug" scooter that has been around for a few years and seemed to have been selling fairly well in the EU.  Perhaps it is no longer for sale?  The book does not mention discontinued brands, such as Mission Motors, Brammo, Victory, Electric Motorsport, Native, etc.  Although it does have a page regarding the Alta Redshift EXR, while at the same time mentioning that the company is defunct.    I guess the author has a soft spot for Alta. 

[DonTom]

Thanks Richard....  Ordered one up on Amazon for about 15 bucks....  Looks like a lot of fun for the money....  Not to mention I still had a gift card that covered it....

A bit closer to $20.00. 

 I think I will wait until it covers the 2020 models.

-Don-  Reno, NV

[Richard230]

Thanks Richard....  Ordered one up on Amazon for about 15 bucks....  Looks like a lot of fun for the money....  Not to mention I still had a gift card that covered it....

A bit closer to $20.00. 

 I think I will wait until it covers the 2020 models.

-Don-  Reno, NV

They must have raised the price since my daughter bought the book.