Eva Håkansson

Håkansson 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]

In 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]