Electric Bikes
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Buell set to return (again) with all-new electric motorcycle
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Erik Buell has a new project in the works – and this time, he’s going electric. After numerous incarnations of the Buell brand, he’s now teaming up with New York-based boutique manufacturer Vanguard Motorcycles and French racing technology company Spark Racing Technology – to create a new electric motorcycle brand, VanguardSpark Motorcycles. After the recent…
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Royal Enfield working on an electric motorcycle
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Most of the big players in the motorcycle world are beginning to invest in electric technology – and Royal Enfield is the latest to join the ranks, with its Company President Rudratej Singh confirming there’s an electric RE in the works. More specifically, Singh said: “Royal Enfield has several projects in the pipeline and the…
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BMW Boss: “The electric motorbike does not interest us, we are betting everything on the scooter”
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Our friends at Motociclismo Italy have been speaking to Stephan Schaller, Managing Director of BMW, about the Bavarian brand’s green future. Schaller said; “Two-wheeled electric vehicles will increase, but I believe that their diffusion will be limited to vehicles that will move in the city, basically will be scooters like our C Evolution or the…
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First ride: Energica Ego
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Are electric bikes the future or an abomination? Can you have the same riding enjoyment when there is next to no engine noise and you don’t feel the pistons pumping life into the machine? Can they be cost effective? There are many questions that us ‘traditional’ riders ask when faced with electric bikes, but…
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First Ride: SuperSoco TS1200R
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First Ride: SuperSoco TS1200R CUT PRICE COMMUTING WITH THE SUPERSOCO TS1200R A raft of electric motorcycles, scooters and pedelecs are all vying for position in the UK, following the government’s recent decision to end the widespread use of fossil fuel powered vehicles by 2040. Ultimately, electric bikes are here and here to stay. It’s a…
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First Ride: Zero S
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The future’s bright, the future’s electric – and silent too. No longer a novelty, electric motorcycles seem more and more viable with each passing year, and each new model. With big names such as Harley Davidson, Victory and Energica joining the party, accompanying a raft of smaller manufacturers – things are really starting to heat…
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Energica electric bikes updated for 2017
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Italian motorcycle manufacturer Energica has updated their Ego and Eva electric motorbikes for 2017, managing to increase horsepower and torque, while bringing them in line with Euro 4 regulations – plus they’ve just introduced a couple of loyalty packages. The new Ego sportbike now has 145bhp (previously 136) while the Eva naked sportsbike has 108bhp…
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3D printed Italian Volt Lacama electric bike!
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Italian Volt has created the Lacama – a customisable electric motorcycle made from 3D printed parts that can go from 0 to 62 mph in 4.2 seconds, and can be charged in just 40 minutes. The new bike, which is built with 3D printed bodywork and high-end performance parts, including Brembo brakes and Ohlins suspension…
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MotoGP boss shock reveal: We’re going to run electric bikes in 2019 and it will be MotoGP teams vs Moto2!
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MotoGP boss Carmelo Ezpeleta has made a huge announcement that the MotoGP championship is getting its own electric bike race series that will see MotoGP teams and Moto2 teams line up against each other. And it’ll happen in just two year’s time! Ezpeleta said: “We are going to do some electric races soon. It will…
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Honda and Hitachi announce partnership company to build electric vehicles! Now, this electric stuff is seriously targeting mass markets.
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Honda and Hitachi announce partnership company to build electric vehicles! Now, this electric stuff is seriously targeting mass markets. Honda is teaming up with Hitachi to develop the next generation of electric motorcycles – and the agreement is being underwritten with a substantial £35 MILLION of what will be, effectively, start-up cash. Both business yesterday…
