Why design an electric motorcycle when gas motorcycles are already so efficient?  Right?...  Not quite!  Compared to your run-of-the-mill car, a motorcycle is about double the efficiency, but compared to the Enertia, the average motorcycle loses by a huge margin.  Modern motorcycles currently produce up to 15 times the emissions per mile as the average new car or light-duty truck!  Even the California Air Resources Board has tightened emissions regulations for motorcylce manufacturers to bring them in line with emissions on other road vehicles.  The Enertia solves both issues with a more efficient drivetrain versus a conventional motorcycle and far less "well to wheel" emissions. 

"Well to Wheel" studies allow us to truly compare "apples to apples" when it comes to evaluating the energy efficiency or emissions of a particular vehicle.  Since there is energy expended to bring fuel to the consumer, be it gas or electricity, you must consider the entire system of energy rather than just the single vehicle's energy consumption.  Naturally, an electic vehicle emits no emissions during operation (often referred to as a ZEV or "Zero Emissions Vehicle").  However, the energy that is stored in the batteries was generated at some point from either a coal, nuclear, wind, solar, or hydro-electric generation plant.  So... when we compare the Enertia to other vehicles, we always make sure we take into account the full energy equation on both sides.   

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