Hogs With Muted Growls Tour U.S. as Harley Tests e-Bikes
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Forget about the snarly Harley, the folks at Harley-Davidson Inc. want to know what you think of a quieter Hog that whistles down the road on electric power.
After generations of growling gasoline engines with their powerful potato-potato rumble, the Milwaukee-based motorcycle maker has come up with a green bike that runs on electricity. It’s sound is “high-toned, but still very strong,” said Mark-Hans Richer, the company’s chief marketing officer, sort of like a fighter jet landing on an aircraft carrier.