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Mission Motors in the News
May 19, 2010
Software Prospects Fuel Manufacturer of High-End Electric Motorcycles – The New York Times
A Motorcycle on a Mission – Fortune
Object of Desire: Yves Behar's Mission One Motorcycle – Fast Company
Mission Motors' Road to a Cheaper Electric Motorcycle – Earth2Tech
Batteries Included – Entrepreneur
Mission Motors Announces Change in Leadership as Company Prepares for Production
February 11, 2010
COO Takes On Role of Interim CEO
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SAN FRANCISCO, February 11, 2010 - Mission Motors, a San Francisco based company redefining the world of performance motorcycles, announced today the appointment of Jit Bhattacharya as interim Chief Executive Officer. Forrest North, the company's co-founder who has served as CEO since the company's inception in 2007, will remain involved with Mission Motors in his role on the Board of Directors. Under North's leadership, Mission Motors made headlines when it unveiled its first product at the TED Conference in Long Beach, California, raced in the first zero-emissions grand prix at the Isle of Man, and broke the AMA electric motorcycle land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats. The Board of Directors has begun a search for a permanent CEO.
Bhattacharya has been with Mission Motors as COO since 2008. Bhattacharya has an engineering background including experience from the product design firm IDEO. He also holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. Bhattacharya has been involved in energy and cleantech for over five years, most recently as co-President of the Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative where he helped lead the launch of UC Berkeley's new Center for Energy and Environmental Innovation. Bhattacharya is taking on the leadership role at Mission Motors at a pivotal moment in the company's history as it prepares to bring the Mission One to market, and looks to announce new products in its pipeline.
"Mission Motors have made great strides in the past two years with Forrest, achieving milestones thought not obtainable by an electric motorcycle company," said David Moll, Mission Motors Chairman of the Board of Directors. "The Board of Directors, investors and staff at Mission Motors are grateful for his contributions and pleased to have Jit taking on the role as interim CEO."
Mission Motors has targeted high performance and iconic design in the development of its first vehicle, the Mission One. Moving into 2010 the company plans to announce a new product road map and mark a deeper commitment to their racing program with participation in the 2010 TTXGP series.
About Mission Motors:
Mission Motors is building the fastest production electric motorcycle in the world. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company combines innovative technology, iconic design, and superb performance with the freedom of a zero emissions riding experience. Mission's elite team of engineers is creating the first motorcycle company built on the innovative spirit of the Silicon Valley. The concept is simple: Redefine the world of performance motorcycles.
Spark Award: Mission Motors Mission ONE Electric Sportbike
December 15, 2009
Mission Motors is an icon for a new era of efficient, electric, exciting vehicles.
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GOOD: Charging Forward with Mission Motors' Electric Superbike
November 4, 2009
Mission Motors could potentially change a lot about the entire electric mobility market.
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Autoblog Green: Neiman Marcus brings Mission One to Today Show, Cupcake runs amuck [w/VIDEO]
October 14, 2009
Matt Lauer, who seems to be pretty up on these things was quick to say, "Yeah, if you've ever driven anything electric you know that it's all torque, it's really torque [sic]".
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PlugBike: Neiman Marcus Edition Mission One
October 6, 2009
The Neiman Marcus edition comes with gold Marchesini rims and "gloss black & anthracite" paint job, all black like the stealth bomber.
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Autoblog Green: Mission Motorcycles passes 150 mph milestone, sets record at Bonneville [w/VIDEO]
September 15, 2009
Despite poor salt conditions and high cross-winds, the bike managed to achieve a 150.059 mph two-pass average run sustained for one mile in a day that saw it reach single pass speeds as high as 161 mph.
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LA Times: Up to Speed, Mission Motors' electric motorcycle surpasses speed record by more than 80 mph
September 15, 2009
"We were pretty excited to just have some place to officially show that we can do what we said we can do," said Forrest North, Mission's founder and chief executive.
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SF Gate: Motorcycles going green
July 18, 2009
A San Francisco startup is on a mission to give the world motorcycles that are fast and sexy, yet green.
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New York Times: Future Racing, Ancient Setting
July 10, 2009
AN entirely new class of racing motorcycles challenged the course at this year's Isle of Man TT, racing over the hallowed pavement of Ballacraine, Ballaugh Bridge and Creg-ny-Baa in odd silence.
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San Francisco Magazine: Travel lighter, Ways to ease your carbon footprint – and pay less – on the road.
July, 2009
This San Francisco invention may be battery-powered, with zero emissions, but with its racing circuit-grade components and sleek, futuristic Yves Behar design, it handles better than many gasoline-powered bikes.
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LA Times: Start-ups are racing to get electric motorbikes to market
March 17, 2009
Following in the path of Vectrix, firms including Mission Motor, Zero and Brammo expect zooming growth for plug-ins on two wheels.
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New York Times: A Mission to Build the Fastest Production Electric Motorcycle
February 19, 2009
At the recent edition of the venerable TED (Technology, Education and Design) Conference, Mission Motors rolled out what the company calls the world's fastest production electric motorcycle.
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Guardian UK: First the luxury electric sports car, now the battery-powered motorbike.
February 5, 2009
A Californian company has unveiled the world's fastest production electric motorbike, the Mission One.
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Autopia (Wired): Electric Motorcycle Promises 150 MPH
February 5, 2009
Although several electric motorcycles have been announced in recent weeks, Mission Motors sticks out because its 12 employees have worked for Tesla, Ducati North America and Intel, and the bike they're building could set a new benchmark for EVs of all kinds.
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The Kneeslider: World's Fastest Production Electric Motorcycle - 2010 Mission One from Mission Motors
February 4, 2009
Just unveiled at the TED2009 conference, the Mission One from Mission Motors, a hi-tech California startup company, building what is about to be the world's fastest production electric motorcycle.
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Gizmodo: Mission One to Be World's Fastest Electric Motorcycle
February 4, 2009
The Mission One by Mission Motors promises to be the world's fastest 100% electric production motorcycle, reaching speeds of 150mph. And while that's nice and everything, we really like how it looks, too.
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CarAndDriver.com: Mission Motors Electric Motorcycle
February 4, 2009
A green bike you don't have to pedal.
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Autoblog Green: Mission One EV sport bike explodes out of stealth at 150 MPH!
February 4, 2009
Mission Motors has just revealed its all-electric sport bike and the family-friendly version of our initial reaction goes something like, "Holy Mother of God and all that is good and decent!", followed immediately by the sound of our jaws hitting the floor.
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Fast Company: Mission One: Super-fast, Super-green Sportbike
February 4, 2009
This just in from the TED conference: A veteran of Tesla Motors and Yves Behar, designer of the Jawbone headset, unveiled what they promise will be the fastest electric vehicle in the world.
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Forbes: Electrifying Motorcycles
February 4, 2009
A Tesla refugee is building an all-electric superbike. Can it be a business, too? Hogs roar. Ninjas scream. The Mission One just flies. A fledgling San Francisco company called Mission Motors unveiled an all-electric motorcycle Wednesday at the TED conference in Long Beach, Calif.
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Prior to 2009, Mission Motors received media and blog attention under the company's previous name, Hum Cycles. Read below to see what people were already saying...
AutoBlog Green: Ex-Tesla Employee Builds Electric Motorcycle Prototype
August 20, 2008
So you're enjoying a lovely day, driving the twisty Skyline Blvd. in California on
your Ducati Multistrada when, through a series of fortunate events, you find
yourself trying out the saddle of a different bike that just happens to be a
top secret electric prototype using a chassis from the same manufacturer as your personal ride.
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Greentech Media: Hum Cycles Raises Angel Funding
May 2008
Sources say small angel firm One Earth Capital is putting money into the startup
founded by Tesla Motors engineers.
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Blog: Googlers Get First Glimpse of Electric Motorcycle Prototype
Damn... haven't had any updates since the beginning of May. Anyways, Hum Cycles.
The motogooglers arranged to have Forrest Deuth from Hum Cycles come to Google
to show us their proof of concept electric motorcycle.
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California Cleantech Open: Hum Cycles is Runner-Up in the 2007 Transportation Category
Last night, the California Clean Tech Open, the nation's preeminent clean technology business
contest, announced the six category winners of the 2007 competition.
"In this our second year, we received 130 entries and narrowed these down to 50 finalists,"
said California Clean Tech Open Co-Chair, Michael Santullo. "The judging panels had serious
challenges in selecting just six winners and six runners-up from these exceptional business ideas."
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