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Brammo has dropped the price of the Enertia electric motorcycle from $11,995 to $7.995. This huge price cut doesn’t include the 10% federal credit, which drops the price further to $7,195. Many balked at the old price tag and it’s likely that increased production to meet Best Buy in-store models plus the consumer hangup (and competition from Zero and others) have changed Brammo’s plans.

Read More: Brammo’s Enertia Gets Huge Price Cut

Recently Brammo’s Facebook profile showed showed pictoral proof that Brammo has gone into full production of the Enertia electric motorcycle. We’ve talked about that bike more than once here on Zoomilife, but to see that it’s actually in mass production is just awesome.

Read More: Brammo In Full Production: Pictures Prove It

The Brammo TTXGP team has signed on Best Buy as the official corporate sponsor for the race team. We’ve covered the fact that the Best Buy will be selling the Brammo Enertia in stores, of course.

Read More: Brammo TTXGP Team Gets New Sponsor, New Look

We’ve already announced that Best Buy will be carrying the Brammo Enertia in select stores and is already carrying the Segway Personal Transporter in some stores as well. Best Buy’s vague announcement about carrying electric vehicles has been clarified now.

Read More: Best Buy Announces EVs: Currie and A2B as Well as Brammo and Segway

There’s just over a month to go before the big race on the Isle of Man and Brammo is getting serious about it. Recently, their Enertia TTR entry into the TTXGP was seen cruising the highways in southern Oregon as the racer and his team get used to the bike.

Read More: Brammo Gets Serious About the TTXGP

This month, select West Coast Best Buy stores will begin carrying Brammo Enertia electric motorcycles. We reported on that in March, but now we’re finding out that Best Buy plans to carry other EVs as well.

Read More: Best Buy To Sell a Range of Electric Vehicles

Brammo has announced that the Enertia will be a participant in the TTXGP motorcycle race. That puts the Brammo against stiff and speedy competition, so don’t expect the Enertia to actually win (it’s top speed is 50mph).

Read More: Brammo Enertia To Participate in TTXGP

When Brammo Motorsports got some venture funding from Best Buy Capital, the question was raised as to whether the retail chain would pick up the electric motorcycle for store sales. Well, the speculation is over.

Read More: Brammo Enertia to be Sold at West Coast Best Buy Stores in May

Alright, these are our picks for the top 5 electric motorcycles of this year. As with our pick of cars, these are all models available for purchase in the USA by 2010 and are being gauged by innovation, design, and availability. I’ll dispense with my usual flowery commentary and present to you, now, our 2008 picks for Top 5 Electric Motorcycles! \insert drum roll sound file here\

Read More: Our Top 5 Electric Motorcycles for 2008

You might remember the Enertia Electric Motorcycle - we covered it a while back here at ZoomiLife. The Enertia is a 100% electric motorcycle with a single-charge range of about 45 miles and a top speed of about 50mph and is available for purchase from Brammo Motorsports.

Read More: Enertia Electric Motorcycle Test Ride Video