Electric Bike
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EICMA 2019: KYMCO launches the RevoNEX – fully electric bike that’s into production for 2021 – watch the VIDEO
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It’s got a first gear that will get to 50mph, a six-speed manual gearbox and it’ll top 120mph. This is the KYMCO RevoNex that has been unveiled in Milan at the Eicma motorcycle show. The RevoNEX also has launch control and traction control. It looks pretty sharp too. Details are very scarce about the bike…
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Honda’s getting serious about ELECTRIC. Benly E and Gyro E unveiled at Tokyo – and it’s rolling out charging infrastructure across Japan in time for March 2020.
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We told you about Honda’s Benly and Gyro e-scooters a few weeks ago – but alongside the official unveiling of the new bikes at the Tokyo Motor Show, the Japanese factory has confirmed it’s going to be rolling out charging infrastructure and battery swapping stations across Japan in time for March 2020. The electric variants…
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All-electric class next year in American Supercross championship
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In something of a shift in off-road competition in the USA, news arrives that the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has given the go-ahead for an entirely electric racing class in 2020. The KTM Junior Supercross series for 7 – 8 year olds will be a purely electric championship without any conventionally-powered motorcycles allowed. Although it’s…
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Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman are going ELECTRIC. Harley-Davidson LiveWire’s spotted in Argentina ahead of NEW TV series.
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Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman are gearing up to film their latest long-distance bike trip for TV – and this time, it looks as though they’re going electric. Four Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycles (and a fleet of Rivian electric pickup trucks) have been spotted in Tierra del Fuego, at the southernmost tip of Argentina by…
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SPY SHOTS: Energica’s next generation ELECTRIC superbikes caught TESTING on the road. New battery tech for 2020.
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Energica’s electric superbikes have been caught on camera while out testing in Italy. And it looks like we’re going to see new version of the Italian factories Ego and Eva EsseEsse9 for 2020. First reported by Italian biker site Moto.It, the new bikes were spotted by an eagle eyed snapper near Verona, Italy – which…
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VIDEO: This is what an OSET ELECTRIC bike can do. Pat Smage and Oliver Smith go HEAD TO HEAD.
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OSET recently released a brilliant video while shows 11-time US Trials Champion Pat Smage going head to head against OSET’s own Oliver Smith for a game of ‘BIKE’ on a pair of OSET 24.0R’s. It’s well worth a watch if you’ve got a few minutes spare. There’s some proper skill on display. For more information…
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Bajaj Auto and KTM to produce high-end ELECTRIC motorcycle.
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Bajaj Auto’s executive director has once again confirmed that the Indian factory’s working to produce an electric motorcycle with its Austrian partner KTM – and this time he’s revealed it’ll be a high-end machine. It’s not exactly a surprise that Bajaj has recently been focusing on electric technology. It’s been well reported that it’s set…
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Energica and Dell’Orto join forces to develop ELECTRIC tech for small capacity bikes.
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Dell’Orto has signed an agreement with Energica to develop and produce electric ‘Power Units’ for small and medium-sized motorcycles for the next three years. The duo are betting on significant growth in the small/medium electric vehicle market – and have joined forces to get in on the action. Together, they’re creating power units for small…
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Harley-Davidson LiveWire all electric motorcycle, here we go then!
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Here we go then! We’re about to go and ride the finished, production-ready Harley-Davidson LiveWire all electric motorcycle. The route for this World Launch is going to take us around Portland, Oregon in the States where we will see just how the 249kg, Showa suspension-equipped, 105hp, 86ft-lb ‘next wave’ of Mikwaukee metal behaves in the…
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Harley-Davidson to offer TWO YEARS of FREE charging for its LiveWire.
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Ahead of the official release of Harley-Davidson’s new electric LiveWire, the Milwaukee-brand has announced that customers will get two years of free charging at participating dealers in the US. Harley-Davidson’s first electric motorcycle is set to hit the roads soon, and with a claimed 140 miles of city driving on a single charge, you’re going…
