Electric Bike
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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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VIDEO: John McGuinness and Lee Johnston to ride the Mugen at this year’s Zero TT
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We were at GhostBikes Grand Opening over the weekend – and during a Q&A with John McGuinness and Lee Johnston, the lads let slip that they’re going to be riding the Mugen at this year’s Zero TT. It’s not a surprise that McGuinness is back on the Mugen for 2018 – but the big news…
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BMW to offer ride-sharing in congested cities
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BMW is looking to start offering up the back seats of its motorcycles and scooters to get around congested cities. BMW already offers car sharing through its DriveNow brand, which allows customers to rent a range of vehicles by the minute. As a first step to bring motorcycles to a broader audience, the Bavarian brand…
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Top Gear: Hunting Bigfoot on a pair of Alta Redshift MX bikes
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During last night’s episode of Top Gear, Matt LeBlanc and Chris Harris headed into the Californian wilderness to hunt for Big Foot, and test a load of off-road vehicles in the process. Designed as the electric equivalent of a modern 250, the Redshift MX is just as capable its MX2 petrol-powered equivalent – and…
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Zero DSR Black Forest – touring on an electric motorcycle?
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Zero has introduced the DSR Black Forest, the first electric bike specially developed for the European market with significantly improved range for touring. Addressing one of the biggest challenges for electric motorcycle manufacturers, Zero Motorcycles has unveiled its new Zero DSR Black, making longer trips with an electric motorcycle possible, at last. According to Zero,…
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Harley-Davidson invests in Alta Motors and commits to an electric future
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Harley-Davidson has announced it has invested in California-based electric motorcycle manufacturer Alta Motors, a month after Harley-Davidson President and CEO Matt Levatich told investors the company was on track to deliver its first electric motorcycle ‘within 18 months’. Speaking about Alta Motors, Levatich said: “Alta has demonstrated innovation and expertise in EV and their objectives…
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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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Harley-Davidson files ‘H-D Revelation’ Trademark for its Electric Tech
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Harley-Davidson has just filed an application to trademark the name “H-D Revelation” – for its batteries, chargers, and motorcycle powertrains. We reckon the “Revelation” is going to be the name of the engine (or family of engines) that will power the H-D electric bike that has been confirmed for production within the next 18 months…
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Behind the scenes of the new Vespa Electtrica
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Our friends at Motociclismo Italy have spent some with Antonio Cappellini, Vespa’s Product Development Manager, to find out about the new Vespa Electtrica. How long have you been working on this electric Vespa? “The project started in 2016, but was born as an evolution of the experiences acquired by the Piaggio Group since the days…
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Alaska to Argentina on an electric motorcycle?
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A team of three determined travellers are planning to undertake the longest ever expedition undertaken on electric motorcycles – hoping to ride from Prudhoe Bay in Alaska all the way to Tierra del Fuego in Argentina. The Expedition Electric team are aiming to travel 25,000 miles through fifteen different countries using custom-built electric motorcycles. It…
