SORA ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE EV / 2014 / RANGE 120 MILE / Lito Sora originally featured a 42 kW

World’s first electric superbike maker is back with 80 kW Lito Sora Generation Two/ Lito Motorcycles, an electric motorcycle manufacturer based in Montreal, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. To mark the occasion, the company debuted their newest model, the Lito Sora Generation Two, at the Quail Motorcycle Gathering this past weekend.

Ten years is no small accomplishment for an electric motorcycle company. Zero Motorcycles is one of the few to reach that milestone already.Lito Motorcycles’ early successes was the Lito Sora — a bike they claimed to be the world’s first electric superbike. The bobber-style Lito Sora originally featured a 42 kW liquid-cooled AC motor, a 12 kWh battery and a 0-60 mph (0-98 km/h) time of 4 seconds.The new Generation Two electric motorcycle nearly doubles the power with an 80 kW (107 hp) liquid-cooled permanent magnet AC motor. The battery pack also gets an upgrade to 18 kWh. Lito claims that should be enough to provide a range of 290 km (180 miles) in the city.