100 MPH Electric Bikes: What It Takes, and What You Can Actually Buy

"100 mph electric bike" sounds like a search that shouldn't have a real answer, but HPC has actually built one. It's worth being upfront about what that bike is, why it's not something you can order today, and which current HPC model gets you closest to that kind of performance right now.

The Revolution XX: HPC's 100 mph engineering flagship

The Revolution XX was a 20-unit limited edition, and it remains the fastest bike HPC has ever produced. It ran a one-off motor with a custom 2T winding, thicker copper windings than any other HPC motor, and an unloaded top speed of 102 mph. Powering it was an all-new FOC/sine-wave controller putting out 10,000W (13.4 hp) and a reimagined 23S8P USA-made battery pack built specifically to handle that current draw. Officially rated at 70+ mph, HPC took the XX to El Mirage Dry Lake Bed to find out what it could really do, and a test rider recorded 74 mph on radar (73.7 mph GPS) on a flat, dry lake surface, with a Schlumpf High Speed Drive still allowing usable pedaling at that speed. HPC believes it's the fastest e-bike ever produced with genuinely usable pedals at top speed.

All 20 units of the Revolution XX sold out, and it's not a model you can order today. What it did do is prove out the architecture, the FOC controller, the reimagined high-current battery pack, and the factory-tuned DVO suspension, that HPC then carried forward into its current flagships.

What you can actually buy today: the Revolution W

The direct descendant of that engineering is the Revolution W, HPC's collaboration with Wayne Enterprises. It's a 27-unit limited series, officially licensed by Warner Bros. Discovery/DC Comics, and it is currently available to order. Where the XX proved out 100+ mph was possible in an unloaded, record-run configuration, the Revolution W is tuned for a repeatable, real-world 80 mph top speed with 10,500W of power, 280Nm of torque, and up to 100 miles of range, running a fully custom HPC-tuned Nucular P24F controller on a 78V 27.9Ah USA-made battery. It's built the same way the XX was: hand-assembled in California, with forged carbon body paneling over an aerospace-grade aluminum chassis, EXT suspension front and rear, and Magura Gustav brakes.

What it actually takes to get a two-wheeler to triple-digit speed

A few things have to come together at once, and HPC's flagship program is a useful case study in what they are:

• A controller that can move enough current without cooking itself. The XX's FOC/sine-wave controller and the Revolution W's tuned Nucular P24F are both purpose-built for sustained high-current output, not adapted from a lower-power design.
• A battery built for the discharge rate, not just the capacity. Both bikes run custom high-voltage, high-discharge USA-made packs with a BMS engineered for the current draw, not an off-the-shelf pack that happens to have enough watt-hours.
• Suspension and tires that can survive the speed. Factory-tuned DVO suspension and purpose-built high-speed tires aren't optional at this performance level, they're what keeps the bike stable and controllable.
• A frame with essentially zero flex. Both bikes use hand-welded, USA-built aluminum chassis with no off-the-shelf parts, precisely because a flexy frame becomes dangerous long before you get anywhere near 80-100 mph.

Bottom line

The Revolution XX proved 100+ mph is achievable on a two-wheeler with usable pedals, but it's sold out and won't be built again in that exact configuration. If you want the closest thing HPC currently sells to that level of performance, with the same DNA and a genuinely usable 80 mph top speed, the Revolution W is it. Browse the full Revolution collection to see every model currently available.