The Lightning Motorcycle isn't the first high-performance electric drive vehicle either. Tesla got its start outfitting Lotus Elise sports cars with specialized electric motors. And much like Tesla helping change people's perceptions about cars, Lightning could do the same for motorcycles, analysts say.

"It upends the prevailing wisdom that going electric sacrifices performance," Parks Associates analyst Jennifer Kent said. "Lightning Motorcycles has proved that electric motorcycles can perform -- or even outperform -- traditional gas bikes."

From the article "Electric superbike rolls out to everyday street drivers" by Dara Kerr.

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