Harley-Davidson Electric Powertrains Likely To Be Called ‘H-D Revelation’

It was only recently that top executives at Harley-Davidson confirmed their plans of bringing a production-ready electric motorcycle to its showrooms within the next 18 months. Now it looks like the Milwaukee brand is on track to staying true to its promise. According to reports, the company has filed an application to trademark the name "H-D Revelation" with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

However, this barely gives us any insight regarding the name of the new all-electric Harley. The company has always separated model names and engine names. For example, the engine that powers the Sportster lineup is called the Evolution and the engine powering the Street range is called Revolution X. We are expecting the electric lineup to follow a similar naming pattern as well. Hence, the name ‘H-D Revelation’ might not be exclusive to just one motorcycle, but a family of them.

Just a few weeks ago, Harley-Davidson also trademarked the names "Bronx", "Pan America" and the "48X". But these names are likely to be used on replacement models of motorcycles that already exist in the bike maker’s portfolio.

It was very surprising when the company, which is synonymous for their thundering V-Twins, decided to enter the EV segment and develop a prototype called ‘Project LiveWire’. Over the last few years, the company has been updating and refining the electric prototype motorcycle.

The prototype sports a very futuristic look with an exposed chassis, LED headlight, a fully digital instrument console and an LED taillight. The riding posture is a lot more sportier than seen on traditional Harley cruisers.

Powering the LiveWire is a three-phase induction motor which produces 75PS of power and 71Nm of torque. However, its biggest drawback comes in the form of its battery range. The earlier prototype motorcycle was capable of only doing 80km on a single charge. However, with the 2019 deadline edging closer, we expect the Milwaukee brand to solve these issues quite soon.

So how will the traditional “thump” of a V-Twin co-exist with the silent whirring of an electric motor? We’ll have to wait to find out.