Item Info
Item No: arcd02983
Title: Corbin Electric Motorcycle
Production Year:
2012
Media Type: Photographic Prints
Source: Automobile Reference Collection
Notes:
Corbin-Gentry Inc
During the morning of July 13, 1974, Prof. Charles E. Macarthur, riding a Corbin electric motorcycle (XLP-1), ascended to the summit of Mt. Washington, New Hampshire, via the auto road, a distance of eight miles with a maximum grade of 18% and average grade of 12%. A total climb of 4688 feet. This was the world’s first electric vehicle ascent.
This astounding accomplishment of Macarthur’s and his electric motorcycle, has evolved into an annual rally named “The Mt. Washington Alternative Vehicle Regatta.”
Creation Year: 1974
Tools
- Pan and Zoom
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