We’d never have guessed that Ural would partner with Zero to produce an electric prototype, and now they have! We can’t wait to see what this looks like in person at the Long Beach IMS weekend.
Begin Press Release:

A TOTALLY NEW EXPERIENCE:
THE URAL ALL-ELECTRIC PROTOTYPE

FIRST PHASE
Ural Motorcycles finalized the first development phase of an all-electric sidecar motorcycle.  The electric prototype was built on the existing one-wheel drive cT chassis, utilizing Zero Motorcycles? proprietary powertrain package (motor, batteries, controller and other components). California-based company ICG developed the overall design and was responsible for fabricating the initial prototype. Zero Motorcycles also provided the necessary engineering support during development and testing of the prototype that made this project possible.
At a glance, it?s still a Ural, but the electric bike offers a totally new experience
We always knew our sidecar is the perfect platform to build an electric motorcycle because it can offer what regular two-wheeled motorcycles don?t: passenger comfort, stability and safety, not to mention more space for batteries. Electric Ural is very easy to control, thanks to a low center of gravity and optimal weight distribution. It?s very stable thanks to its three wheels. It doesn?t have clutch or gear shifter, twisting the throttle is basically all you need to operate the bike. And it accelerates very quickly ? for a Ural ? Overall it...