Harley-Davidson Has Suspended Production of New Electric Motorcycles

Many Harley-Davidson fans who were excited about the company’s new electric motorcycles may be disappointed to learn that the hog maker has halted production.

The Wall Street Journal was one of the first to report the news which Harley-Davidson confirmed this week.

The company has suspended production and deliveries of its new LiveWire electric motorcycles after discovering a problem with its charging mechanism.

“We recently discovered a non-standard condition during a final quality check; stopped production and deliveries; and began additional testing and analysis, which is progressing well,” the company said to CNBC on Monday.

“We are in close contact with our LiveWire dealers and customers and have assured them they can continue to ride LiveWire motorcycles. As usual, we’re keeping high quality as our top priority.”

There were no additional details provided on the “non-standard condition.”

The $29,799, 105 horsepower electric motorcycle was to be the first of a future line-up of EVs for the company. Harley-Davidson had debuted the bikes last year in the U.S. and Europe.

The WSJ has reported that the company told dealers last week it was stopping production to test its charging mechanism.

Harley-Davidson told TechCrunch that it is not recalling LiveWire motorcycles already on the road. Delivery to dealers had began on September 27.

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