Damon Motorcycles, manufacturer of electric motorcycles, announced that its order book has exceeded $90 million worldwide with the potential of more than $250 million thanks to international partnerships, such as with Auteco in Latin America. The makers of the first electric motorcycle capable of outperforming the best gasoline superbikes, Damon products benefit from never-before-seen technological advancements, including HyperDrive, Co-Pilot and Shift, designed to solve problems found on every other motorcycle in the world. With a power announced at 200 hp, a maximum speed announced at more than 320 km/h, and a range of approximately 320 km, Damon motorcycles represent the first brand of motorcycles ready to replace combustion-powered two-wheelers and to drive industry towards a greener future.
“You can't be the future of anything if you're not better than the past,” says co-founder and CEO Jay Giraud. “It was necessary for us to target performance metrics as good or better than anything that had been achieved before, otherwise people will not go electric in significant numbers. This is the fundamental Achilles heel in the two-wheeled electric vehicle industry so far. No one will trade in their motorcycle for an electric motorcycle if it’s not as good as what they already have.”
The automotive industry is responsible for being the 2nd worst emitter of greenhouse gases. And with the staggering figure of more than 160 million motorcycles produced annually, this figure is however eclipsed: motorcycles produce on average 16 times more polluting emissions at equivalent weight than passenger cars, which outnumber daily use. motorcycles. To make matters worse, a Northwestern University report finds that today's motorcycle crashes account for 212 deaths per billion passenger miles, compared to just seven for cars. The majority of these accidents occur in intersections caused by motorists, but are also attributed to a lack of evasive action by motorcyclists. It was these facts combined with his passion for motorcycles that led Mr. Giraud and co-founder Dom Kwong to found the company.
“We need to reach one million units a year to put a dent in the industry and change it forever,” adds Mr. Giraud. “By coupling high-volume production with our 5G connected, sensor-enabled, self-learning computing system, we can ensure that every mile traveled on a Damon motorcycle makes every other Damon motorcycle smarter and safer with live updates. We can cause accident rates to fall perpetually over the next decade. This is our 2030 goal.”
With more than 3 customers waiting, the company is preparing its pilot production facility in San Rafael, California, for its California customers, where more than 500 percent of Damon's orders currently reside. To prepare for large-scale manufacturing, Damon has also leased a 25 square foot factory in Vancouver, Canada, which is being prepared for global production.
DAMON: TRANSFORMING ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES
Damon's electric superbikes, including the HyperSport and HyperFighter, deliver unrivaled safety, comfort, 5G connectivity and performance with revolutionary technology and zero tailpipe emissions. Features include its CoPilot 360º advanced warning system, with a 7-inch LCD screen that broadcasts a rear view from the rear-facing camera; Shift, which transforms the driving position between sport and shuttle modes while taxiing; and HyperDrive, the world's first 100% electric, multi-variant unibody powertrain platform, which allows Damon to quickly introduce new models that share 85% of the parts of its models. By using the battery chassis as the motorcycle chassis, HyperDrive has also achieved unprecedented weight advantages, allowing it to achieve revolutionary levels of energy density, enabling it to achieve a range of more than 300 km. At 201 Wh/kg, that's almost double the energy density per pound of weight than competitors Zero and Livewire (NYSE: LVWR).
Combined with Damon's 6 kW 150-stage liquid-cooled IPM gearbox motor, the Damon HyperSport and HyperFighter deliver mind-blowing numbers: over 200 hp and 230 Nm of torque, capable of revving up to 18 rpm. At 000 W/Kg, the motor delivers more than double the power per pound of weight of a Tesla motor, and more than triple that of its competitors Zero and Livewire (NYSE: LVWR).
