2017 ALTA REDSHIFT MX
FIRST TEST
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It looks like a standard motorcycle with
a huge battery pack where the engine
would normally be. That battery pack is
developed in-house using 18,650 lithium-
ion cells that provide two to three times
the amount of energy-per-weight found on
commercially available battery cells. The motor is
a water-cooled 14,000-rpm brushless design that
delivers a consistent, linear 40 horsepower,
in the range of a current 250 four-stroke MX
bike. And just as important as the battery, the
controller is a water-cooled design that inte-
grates into the whole unit and uses the upper
frame rails for cooling.
Alta has spent countless hours developing the
controller and optional maps, which dictates the
The electric-
powered Alta
Redshift MX is
a remarkably
capable
motocrosser.
