Think about the names given to electric cars and electric motorcycles on the market today. Most, if not all, are a play on the concept of all-electric, zero tailpipe emissions travel. So when we heard about a team of engineers in Henderson, Nevada who were developing a new electric motorcycle called Brutus 2, we had [...]
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HRT has announced that it will use electric bicycles to move around at grands prix after signing a collaboration with Yamimoto. The electric bicycle brand has become the team’s ‘official supplier of sustainable mobility for 2012′, and will design an exclusive bicycle for HRT this year. A press release by the team confirmed: “HRT will [...]
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Opposing the views of the Bicycle Association, the British Electric Bicycle Association applauds ETRA’s EU e-bike lobbying. Before Christmas BikeBiz.com revealed that the executive director of the Bicycle Association of Great Britain (BAGB) had written to Norman Baker, the UK transport minister, suggesting that a proposed EU rule change for electric bikes should be subject [...]
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DESPITE years of being heralded as the ‘next big thing’ there’s still a healthy scepticism about battery-powered cars and bikes ever becoming truly viable as mainstream transport. That’s largely down to their limited range, a result of heavy batteries that can’t hold a candle to the power density of good old fashioned petrol, and the [...]
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ASHLAND, Ore. — Brammo, located in Ashland, ORegon, has received approval from the city to build two more buildings to expand its research and development department. Brammo says the expansion will allow them to work more on developing off-road electric vehicles. Partnering with off-road vehicle maker Polaris industries can help Brammo develop different types of [...]
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On the fringe of Fort Collins in a non-descript blue building three like-minded Fort Collins’ bicycle builders have set up shop in what they are calling “Fabrication Minded.” Carver Surf Racks, RunAbout Cycles Inc. and Yendra Built have all moved into the new creative space at 1304 Duff Drive to share not just space and [...]
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Ed Benjamin of the Light Electric Vehicle Association spoke to BikeBiz.com about quotes from ExtraEnergy’s Hannes Neupert. Ed Benjamin is the president and founder of the Light Electric Vehicle Association. He has written to BikeBiz.com to take to task their article featuring an interview with Hannes Neupert, founder of Germany’s ExtraEnergy e-vehicle consultancy. Neupert has [...]
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It’s a marketer’s dream: a product that frees consumers from rising gas prices and gridlocked traffic while cutting commuting costs. That’s why two teams of Fox MBAs presented ambitious marketing plans for the Banner Bike at the College of Engineering’s E2E Senior Design Day on Nov. 17, 2011. The Banner Bike is the brainchild of [...]
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If you think that you’ve spotted a strangely old-looking motorized bicycle cruising around the streets of Los Angeles, don’t worry, you’re not hallucinating. What you’re likely seeing is one of two hand-built Juicer e-bike models – both of which harken back to the very early days of motorcycle development, when engines and motors were fixed [...]
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Reported as one of the more advanced electric racing motorcycles to date, Team Segway Racing Motoczysz proved to have a winning design at this year’s Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca during the U.S. Red Bull Grand Prix for a battle in the combined FIM e-Power/TTXGP International Championship Race. The Motoczysz racing motorcycle came in second out [...]
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Zero Motorcycles is working on a electric bicycle. Road CC Broke the News: Zero Motorcycles from California make motorbikes that look just like motorbikes only they’re electric and in February they’re shipping the first ones to the UK. But they have something in development behind the scenes that looks a lot more like a bicycle [...]
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Zero Motorcycles said Thursday that it will debut its 2012 model line at the New York International Motorcycle Show from Jan. 20 to 22. The International Motorcycle Show will be held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, located at 655 W. 34th St. There’s no parking at the facility, but there’s plenty nearby. Friday, [...]
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