Novus Electric Motorcycles

So either Billy McFarland’s launched a new venture from prison, or a German electric motorcycle company is actually making bikes worth $40K.

That’s right. Novus, based out of Brunswick, Germany, is selling e-hogs at a pricepoint usually reserved for Audis and BMWs. Are they worth it?

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Hmm. The design on these things is definitely inspired. It meshes the look of a decaled, X Games dirt bike with the sleek, quick lines of an urban moped. The specs aren’t too bad either. It weighs only 85-lbs, thanks to a carbon-fiber chassis, and it can crank up to a respectable 60-MPH. It pairs with a smart phone, too.

But then the head-scratching begins. The bike can only travel 60 miles off a charge, there’s no mirrors, the headlight looks like it’s pointed straight at the ground … and it costs forty-thousand-freaking-dollars! What this means in other, gentler terms, is the Novus is no urban commuter godsend. The ideal e-motorcycle would definitely be this light, but it would sell for under $10K. Under $5K, if possible.

Maybe you’re undeterred by everything above, and you possess a bonus that needs some blowing. You can find more information here.

All images via Novus

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Tanner Garrity

Tanner Garrity is a senior editor at InsideHook, where he’s covered wellness, travel, sports and pop culture since 2017. He also authors The Charge, InsideHook’s weekly wellness newsletter. Beyond the newsroom, he can usually be found running, skating, reading, writing fiction or playing tennis. He lives in Brooklyn.