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Harley-Davidson commits to electric motorcycle future
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Harley-Davidson has appointed its first Chief Electric Vehicle Officer (CEVO), signifying its commitment to the further development of electric motorcycles.
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Triumph’s electric prototype TE-1: Everything we know so far
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Triumph has just revealed a raft of information about its all-new TE-1 electric concept.
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Aprilia files trademark for the ESR1. Rumours suggest it’s a new ELECTRIC scooter.
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The Italian factory has just filed a trademark for the eSR1 – and if the whispers on the web are anything to go by, we might be seeing an electric scooter very soon. It’s a logical step. The SR1 was Aprilia’s lightweight sports scooter that ruled the roost in the late 90s and 2000s –…
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Polaris joins forces with Zero Motorcycles. Does that mean there’s an ELECTRIC Indian coming soon?
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The American automotive giant has just joined forces Zero Motorcycles to electrify a range of its vehicles. At the minute, the ten year deal includes its snowmobiles and off-road vehicles – but not the Indian Motorcycles brand. But considering the recent news that the resurgent Indian factory is planning on releasing an electric bike in…
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Electric Husqvarnas coming in 2021 and 2022. Concept drawing of the E-Pilen revealed.
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Husqvarna’s talking about launching a small capacity electric scooter next year, before following it up with two variants of the E-Pilen in 2022. KTM’s been working on electric bikes for a while. Back in 2014 it launched its Freeride E, and this year it launched the SX-E mini-bike. So it’s not a surprise that its…
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BMW’s getting serious about electric. 11 patents filed. Two ranges expected.
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We’re using a bit of lateral thinking here, but with 11 new electric-based trademark registrations – it doesn’t take much to work out BMW’s getting ready to get into the electric bike market in a big way. Nice of the documents filed with the German Patent and Trade Mark Office are tagged DC. That suggests…
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Royal Enfield’s CEO confirms electric bike plans. Again.
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We’re definitely going to see an electric bike from the Indian factory. We just don’t know when. Electric bikes are coming, whether you like it or not – and the latest manufacturer to confirms it battery powered intentions is Royal Enfield. In a recent interview CEO Vinod Dasari said: “Electric is something we have been…
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Honda files PATENTS for electric CB125R
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That’s right. Honda’s filed another set of patents for an electric two-wheeler. But this time, it’s a motorcycle. Whether you like it or not, electric is here to stay. The major manufacturers are all working away on a range of battery powered bikes and scooters, with a focus on urban mobility. And Honda’s been busier…
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Prototype ELECTRIC motocrosser based on Yamaha’s YZ250F
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Dohms and Spike Technologies have joined forces to develop a MX machine with an electric drive. The Dutch companies have got support from Yamaha Europe and the Dutch motorcycle riders’ association KNMV – which suggests things are pretty serious. Using a conventional Yamaha YZ250F as a base – Spike technologies are supplying the battery, while…
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PATENTS: BMW’s bringing back the C1. But this time it’ll be electric.
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Designs filed with the European Patent Office show an electric BMW scooter with a removable roof, seat belts and airbags. A scooter with a roof? Haven’t we seen one of them before? Wasn’t that a BMW too? Correct on all counts, the short-lived BMW C1 was pitched as the scooter of the future at its…
