SDI batteries set for US’ Harley-Davidson

SAMSUNG SDI’s battery packs will be used for new electric motorcycles of the US motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson, according to the Korean battery maker on Tuesday. The US firm’s first electric motorcycle, called Livewire, will feature Samsung’s batteries and will be able to travel 180km on a single charge. This is twice as long as the firm’s prototype electric motorcycle, Project Livewire, which ran 97km on a single charge in 2014. Livewire will be able to go from zero to 60mph in 3.5 seconds, and will feature higher connectivity technologies for the delivery of information between riders and between riders and motorcycles.