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Ty Tremaine is considered to be one of the top three professional riders in Supercross and was raised in South Lake Tahoe, California. Looking ahead to 2018, I’m excited to put the Redshift EX to the test.” Like many riders, I want to win, so the decision to sign with Alta was easy. Add celebration to cheers, this was Alta’s first appearance in Europe where the company who knows what the future of motorcycle racing looks like, with electric motors.Īn excited Ty Tremaine was quoted saying: “After seeing pros like Josh Hill and Kurt Nicoll race Alta’s bikes, I was intrigued but skeptical… It wasn’t until testing the bike that I became truly impressed with how well it handled and the potential for racing. This is a momentum event and represents the first time an electric motorcycle has not only competed and won on a supercross track. After swapping in his own suspension, he raced against motocross-legend Ricky Carmichael, aka G.O.A.T-the Greatest Of All Time.Īlthough all bets and eyes were on G.O.A.T., Josh came up from behind with a borrowed bike and edged out Carmichael 3-2 overall. What most might not know was that a shipping snafu led Josh to locate a stock-year-old Redshift MX in Europe from another Alta customer. Ricky l’emporta contrairement à samedi soir! Un moment intense #supercrossgeneva Photo /VdB6nwTb44

Vendredi soir, la finale de la DUEL CUP se jouait entre et enfourchant sa moto électrique. Alta rider Josh Hill proved that an electric bike can not only compete, but win. The Geneva Supercross is an international competition with one of the largest tracks in Europe. When Electric Motorcycles Displace Gas-Powered Motorcycles

Unlike Formula 1 and Formula E, which are two separate races with two separate drivetrains, Alta is still fighting gas-powered motorcycles with the electric Redshift electric motorcycle - and winning! Part of that success has been Josh Hill who is joined by Ty Tremaine as of next year, when the company is set to continue to bother gasoline-powered motorcycle racing by proving an electric motor on a motorcycle is superior in short races.

High from a record sales year, as well as national expansion, Alta is now gearing up for a big year of racing for 2018. Alta Motors also announced that it secured Ty Tremaine to ride for Alta on its Redshift EX. Hailed as one of the leaders in global lightweight electric vehicles, the company made two-wheel history when Josh Hill on its Redshift MX electric motorcycle snatched the Geneva Supercross championship on a Redshift. You can read our CleanTechnica special interview with Marc Fenigstein here. You’re probably aware of the incredible foray into the motorcycle motocross world Alta Motors has been pushing for. This means Alta also secures another young racing talent, Ty Tremaine for the Supercross championship on an electric motorcycle. This is the first time an electric motorcycle competes and wins a race in the Supercross format. And it’s another win for electric motorcycles with Alta Motors and Josh Hill winning the Geneva Supercross on the company’s Redshift MX.
