Courtesy of Peckhammer comes an interview with Zachary Norman at the Bonneville Salt Flats. I could tell you how things turned out for Zachary or you could watch the video…

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Zachary Norman of Venice, California will try to set a record in the Omega class on his electric-powered Harley-Davidson motorcycle at the Bonneville Nationals SpeedWeek. The experimental bike is built around the frame of a 1940s-vintage Harley and is intended for street use. After plugging it in to a normal socket, he expects it to go well over 70 mph.

From the Market Watch website comes this:

ASHLAND, Ore., Aug 12, 2008 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX) — Electric Moto Corp., Inc. (Pink Sheets:EMOT), a U.S.-based designer, manufacturer and retailer of highly efficient electric battery-powered motorcycles, scooters and ATVs, today announced the appointment of Abbie Zands as Chief Operations Officer, effective immediately.

Mr. Zands is an early-stage Electric Moto investor and has been increasingly involved with the strategic decision making process at the company over the past 12-24 months. He brings with him a vast pool of knowledge and experience in electrical vehicle development, brick & mortar and online sales and distribution channel marketing.

Source: Market Watch

Our very own Lennon Rodgers made Popular Mechanics Top 10 Coolest Backyard Inventions of 2008. Lennon’s 72 volt electric motorcycle was anointed Thriftiest Ride.

Even though Lennon’s time is taken up between hiding from the poperatzi that surely comes from being in Popular Mechanics and building warp drives at NASA’s JPL, he still has managed to put together a very informative website called ElectricMotion.org. Be sure download his Excel spreadsheet!

Lennon in Popular Mechanics