Electrifying the two-wheeler

Alta Motors, one of the newest electric motorcycle OEMs, is fueling zero-emission excitement with a passion for product.

EDITOR'S NOTE: As this issue of Automotive Engineering went to print, Alta Motors reportedly halted production of its battery-electric motorcycles, but had yet to issue any public or media-directed statement regarding its status and future plans.

Readers who have faced the challenges of creating a sustainable vehicle OEM, from scratch, know the risks involved are enormous. Alta Motors was well along in establishing itself as a maker of well-regarded, consumer-saleable (and podium-worthy) e-motorcycles. Regardless of the company's abrupt turn of fate, we believe its story is emblematic of many start-ups in the electrified-mobility space and remains relevant. The cover feature appears in original form below.