Energica Eva Ribelle Rider Sets New Electric Moto Cannonball Record

On April 18, 2022, two Energica riders at two reverse ends of the U.S. set out on a single mission: To break the present electrical cross-country motorbike Cannonball document. In preserving with the unique 1971 Cannonball, the complete 2,906-mile route between New York City’s Red Ball Garage and the Portofino Hotel in Redondo Beach, California, was the course for each bikes. If all went in accordance with plan, the riders would each cross their respective end traces on April 22—Earth Day. 

It’s known as the Charging Across America Challenge 2022. On that chilly April day on the east coast, rider Rob Swarz, who owns Energica of New England and Rob’s Dyno Service, began his run from New York City, heading west on his 2022 Energica EsseEsse9. Simultaneously, rider Steven Day began his journey from Redondo Beach east to New York City on his 2021 Energica Eva Ribelle. (For these unfamiliar, Day already holds a cross-country electrical motorbike document, after driving from Florida to San Diego in 93 hours and changing into the primary individual to complete a cross-country electrical motorcycle run in underneath 100 hours.) 

Prior to the problem, the present electrical motorbike cross-country Cannonball document was set by Diego Cardenas, who took 178 hours and 17 minutes to pilot his Harley-Davidson LiveWire throughout the nation. (It’s value noting that he did it at a leisurely tempo, and wasn’t strictly going for a pace run—a truth different electrical motorcycle fans readily acknowledge.) Steven Day and his 2021 Energica Eva Ribelle set a brand new document of 111 hours to finish his CAAC 2022 run from Redondo Beach to New York City. 

Swarz sadly bumped into some extraordinarily dangerous luck on his run, which left him unable to finish the problem this time round. Both riders set out with help autos behind them, to shoot photographs and video of their makes an attempt and in addition as backup if something went incorrect. Unfortunately, a semi rear-ended Swarz’s help truck alongside the best way, which you’ll see and listen to about in Day’s post-CAAC 2022 video report above. Luckily, though the semi ended up jackknifing and rolling over, all of the folks concerned have been largely OK, if after all very shaken up by what occurred.  

Both the Energica EsseEsse9 and Eva Ribelle have DC quick chargers, and have been capable of obtain a minimum of 90 % of a full battery after an hour’s cost time. Of course, electrical motorbike batteries aren’t the one issues that want recharging throughout a cross-country journey, in order Elektrek notes, Day additionally took naps in a chair close by whereas his bike was charging. 

According to Day, there’s at the moment an extended video within the works concerning the journey, utilizing a number of the footage that his and Swarz’s help crew shot alongside the best way. Congratulations to Day, Swarz, and everybody concerned in making this problem potential, and we stay up for seeing that video when it comes out!