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MCN Fleet: The Eva has landed

Published: 23 March 2017 Updated: 23 March 2017

The 100% electric Italian streetfighter arrives at MCN HQ ready for a summer of AC/DC fun

  • The Eva gets its first charge-up in the MCN carpark
    The Eva gets its first charge-up in the MCN carpark
  • The Eva certainly has the looks
    The Eva certainly has the looks
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MCN has joined the electric revolution by spending the summer months with the stunning Energica Eva naked bike.

The £27,999 Eva arrived from the Italian factory, via UK importers Moto Corsa, this morning – and we’re now just putting it on charge in readiness for our first proper ride tomorrow. 

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It’s the world’s first 100% electric streetfighter and is dripping in gorgeous cycle parts like Brembo monobloc calipers, Bitubo shock, Marzocchi fork, and sexy OZ Racing wheels. Its full-colour dash also allows you to toggle through all the features you’d expect from a regular supernaked – such as Bosch switchable ABS, drive-mode selection, engine braking control, and Bluetooth connectivity. In fact, it’s so much like a regular bike that you easily forget that it’s powered by a 70kW (95hp) AC electric motor. 

We’ve just given it a full charge via a three-pin plug that plugs in to a traditional, domestic power socket (but the Eva also has a rapid charge port to allow a full charge in 40 mins at a service station or supermarket), and the range is currently showing a 123 mile potential.

Over the next few months, we’ll be spending plenty of time with the Eva and putting Energica’s claims for it to the test, in order to let you guys know just what it’s like to live with one of the highest tech electric motorcycles you can buy. 

 

Looking for the perfect two-wheeled companion? Visit MCNBikes For Sale website or use MCN’s Bikes For Sale App.

By Emma Franklin

Deputy Editor - Resident two-stroke nut and fully trained journalist, Emma’s passion for motorcycling has seen her work across many of the UK’s best-loved motorcycling titles over the past 19 years, before becoming Deputy Editor on the world’s number one biking weekly in 2020. A consumer journalist at heart, she’s dedicated to cutting through marketing waffle and putting manufacturers’ claims to the test in order to get to the truth. Passionate about all levels of road racing, and a former club racer herself, she’s still very much a paddock regular through her support of partner, Bruce Dunn’s racing exploits – so if you see her at a circuit, feel free to say hello.