The first electric motorcycle that promises to deliver near the performance of traditional sport bikes was unveiled in Hollywood, in front of 2000 folks who had pre-ordered the bike. The Brammo Empulse is designed to be “the first viable motorcycle that just happens to be electric,” said Brammo Chief Executive Craig Bramscher, whose team started [...]

Remember the Brammo Empulse R electric bike that we [Slash Gear] peeked a few weeks ago? The regular version that drops the R has officially been debuted in Hollywood today, with all the nitty gritty details being laid out as well as the price. Brammo say that the bike is capable of reaching speeds up [...]

A press release from the Auto Channel: Smart Electric Bike Available To Pre-Order Now MILTON KEYNES, UNITED KINGDOM – May 7, 2012: The smart electric bike can now be ordered exclusively through smart Retailers ahead of its launch in late May. With the arrival of the smart ebike, the iconic smart brand reinforces its position [...]

Make no mistake, San Francisco loves bicycles. There’s been a 71 percent increase in cycling (yes, 71 percent!) in the last five years in this city. Add in the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition’s “Connecting the City” project, which will provide miles of new bike lanes in the near future, a five-fold increase in bike rentals, [...]

Nicole Zinn knew she wanted to open an environmentally friendly business that fit into Austin’s Earth-friendly vibe. When she stumbled across the concept of a bicycle equipped with an electric motor, she said, she knew she was onto something. “Electric bikes are a good solution to get traffic out of the city,” Zinn said. “With [...]

This year’s SES TT Zero Challenge, the electric bike challenge run as part of the Isle of Man TT Races meeting, sees the highest number of entries in the event’s four year history, since the first race in 2009. Eighteen competitors have confirmed their entries and will be battling to be the first to exceed [...]