Eva Håkansson is a Swedish mechanical engineer and lecturer at the University of Auckland. In 2014 she became the world's fastest woman on an electric motorbike.
Eva Håkansson | |
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| Born | 1981[1] |
| Nationality | Swedish, American[1] |
| Education | PhD in Mechanical engineering[1] |
| Alma mater | Mälardalen University University of Denver |
| Occupation | Lecturer[1] |
| Known for | Electric motorcycling |
| Spouse | Bill Dube[1] |
| Website | evahakanssonracing |
Early life and education
editHåkansson grew up in Sweden. She studied Business Administration and Environmental Science at Mälardalen University College.[2] Her father, Sven Håkansson, used to build motorcycles and her mother was the family mechanic. In 2007 she converted a motorcycle into an electronic bike with her father and the ElectroCat became the first registered e-bike in Sweden.[3][4][5] In 2007, whilst writing a book about motorcycles and electric vehicles, she called Bill Dube to ask for the permissions to use a photograph of his electric bike.[6] She became part of the team that created the KillaCycle, and married the creator Bill Dubé eighteen months later.[7][5] In 2010 she delivered a TEDx talk at the University of Denver, where she discussed environmentally friendly ways to race quickly.[8] She completed a PhD in corrosion at the University of Denver in 2016.[9]
Research and career
editIn 2014 Håkansson broke the land speed record at the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials in the custom-built KillaJoule.[10] KillaJoule was the fastest electric motorcycle in the world.[10] She was one of the faces of the Johnnie Walker campaign in 2015 alongside Jenson Button and Jude Law.[11][12][13] In 2016, Håkansson broke the land speed record at the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials, achieving 248 mph (399 km/h).[14]
Håkansson teaches engineering design at the University of Auckland.[2] In 2017 she reached 255.122 mph (410.579 km/h) in the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials.[15] She is now working on the Green Envy motorcycle.[15] Green Envy uses computer-aided design and a 1,000 horsepower motor.[14] She has been building the motorcycle in New Zealand, and plans to debut it in 2019.[16][17]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Eva Håkansson Racing". Archived from the original on 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
- ^ a b "Dr Eva Hakansson - The University of Auckland". unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz. Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ "Eva Håkansson - Setting a Speed Record On an Electric Bike". Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ "Shooting for 400 MPH on an Electric Motorcycle". WIRED. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ a b "7 Electric Motorcycles You Must See (including 1 that does 0-60 MPH in 0.97 seconds)". TreeHugger. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ "A Need for Speed". Transmission & Distribution World. 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ "Fast love: The KillaCycle brought this couple together". West World. 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ TEDx Talks (2010-05-21), TEDxDU - Eva Hakansson - 05/13/10, retrieved 2018-06-03
- ^ Eva, Hakansson (2016). Galvanic Corrosion of Aluminum/Carbon Composite Systems (Thesis). University of Denver.
- ^ a b "Eva Hakansson now 'World's Fastest Female On A Motorcycle' with KillaJoule". Autoblog. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ "Meet the woman who invented the world's fastest motorcycle". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ "World's fastest female motorcyclist: 'I'm on a quest for 300mph'". The Independent. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ Johnnie Walker presents Eva Hakansson in 'Joy Will Take You Further' | Keep Walking, retrieved 2018-06-03
- ^ a b "Wikimedia Commons". Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ a b "Eva Hakansson: the world's fastest woman?". New Eagle. 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ "Interview with Eva Håkansson for the 2018 EV expo". ATA'S 2018 ELECTRIC VEHICLE EXPO. Archived from the original on 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ "Part IV Project Management System". part4project.foe.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 2018-06-03.