Vayon Holdings, a designer of batteries and vehicle electrical systems, has acquired the San Francisco-based Mission Motor Company, a developer and supplier of electric powertrain technologies that are designed to provide optimal power for their size and weight. Founded in 2007, is best known for developing the Mission-RS electric motorbike, which showcases the company’s powertrain… Read more »
It wasn’t long ago that most people, if they were aware of electric vehicles at all, thought of them strictly as small, slow, flimsy things, perhaps suitable for short trips to the health food store. Who would have predicted that one of the first automotive niches to be conquered by electricity would be…high-performance motorcycles? Well,… Read more »
The latest episode of Jay Leno’s Garage tells the story of Mission Motors, a San Francisco-based company that started out making electric motorcycles, and went on to develop a number of proprietary battery, motor and software technologies which it licenses to the automotive and heavy equipment markets. Mission’s marketing chief David Salguero gives Jay the… Read more »