“Remember this iconic motorcycle? It was used by Scarlett Johansson aka The Black Widow in an engaging chase sequence in the 2015 movie, ‘Avengers: The age of Ultron’. Bike lovers were particularly awed by the jet-turbine like sound from the bike as Black Widow skillfully maneuvered it through approximately ten cars at high speed, chasing Ultron’s mercenaries at its best speed.
It is the Harley-Davidson LiveWire, an electric motorcycle prototype and Harley-Davidson’s first electric vehicle. It was displayed to the media back in 2014 and the prototypes were made available for public test rides at US in 2014, then Europe and Canada in 2015. The target group for this bike, according to Harley CEO Matthew Levatich included 18-35 year olds, women, African-Americans and Hispanic riders…”
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http://www.impactlab.net/2017/08/30/harley-davidsons-first-electric-bike/
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