IHRA: ZEV electric scooter to be demonstrated in '17

A new electric scooter, the ZEV LRC-X, will be demonstrated at select IHRA events in 2017, with a goal of eventually racing the vehicle.

The scooter has a maximum range of 180 miles at 55mph, and depending on tire choice, could have a top speed as high as 95mph.

"To encourage customers to race their LRC-X at their local IHRA dragstrip, ZEV will offer a performance controller package so that customers can set their bike for a race mode," ZEV Electric states. "The Portuguese dealer who will have the first X model is considering competition in the hill climbs there and in Spain.

"ZEV will be running the LRC-X at the IHRA drag races in 2017 to demonstrate on track performance. Additionally, a new GPS performance measuring system has been purchased for vehicle certification. This will go into testing and service this week and will provide documented acceleration times and speeds to be released."