The electric EM 5.7 wins the French Trial championship
For the first time ever, an electric vehicle wins a national championship, beating its gas-powered competition!
Even before the last stage of the championship, Bastien Hyete has been crowned French trial champion in the Senior 2 Class. “During the different stages of the championship, we have demonstrated the superiority of our electric bike on all kinds of tracks and conditions”, declared Bastien. Its gas-powered competition included bikes from Gas Gas, Beta, Sherco, Montesa, Orca and Jotagas.
Manufactured by Electric Motion, a small firm based in Castries in the south of France, the EM 5.7 is also available in a street legal version. We presented it a few months ago:
http://cleanrider.com/em-5-7-electric-trial-bike/
Congratulations to Electric Motion and Bastien for this world Premiere!
You can find a detailed review of the EM 5.7 by Trial Magazine here:
http://www.antemene-one.com/images/electric-motion/TRIAL%20MAGAZINE%20UK.pdf