19 March 2010
Motorcycle designer Jordan Meadows understands that image is just as important to a rider as his or her set of wheels, but there’s nothing “tough” about the effect of exhaust on the environment. Meadows, no stranger to the design needs of the transportation industry, has come up with a concept bike that is equal parts” lean, [...]
19 March 2010
One of the doubts cast over the attempt to get electrically-powered vehicles from the fringe into the mainstream is the current lack of a network of charging stations. Four car manufacturing giants (Mitsubishi, Toyota, Nissan, and Fuji Heavy Industries) and the have teamed up with a utility service provider (Tokyo Electric Power Company) to work [...]
18 March 2010
Chongqing Zongshen Power Machinery, a leading Chinese motorcycle engine manufacturer, is planning to invest in Mission Motors, the San Francisco based designer of an electric supermotorcycle, according to reports. Zongshen is one of the largest motorcycle makers in China, although not known to be interested in electric motorcycles. Zongshen is known for low cost motorcycles [...]
18 March 2010
You want to ride a bicycle. But it’s windy and rainy, and you live on hills. Engineer and industrial designer Michael Scholey decided to design the solution: the Emcycle concept, part bike, part pedelec, part car, all eco. The Emcycle is 24” wide X 73” tall X 80” long, according to Yanko Design – the size of [...]
17 March 2010
Loughborough, England — The chief executive of Intelligent Energy (IE) announced a new hydrogen-powered fuel cell hybrid electric scooter. The Suzuki Burgman Fuel Cell Scooter, made by clean power systems company IE and Suzuki Motor Corp., will be tested in Loughborough from this month, with further road tests planned for London later this year. “We see a [...]
17 March 2010
The global market for electric bikes has boomed in China, where the number of electric bikes has skyrocketed from a few thousand in the 1990s to 120 million. In Europe–last year, in The Netherlands where nearly one-third of the money spent on bicycles went to purchasing electric bikes. Growth in United States [...]
15 March 2010
Ed Miller, 78, and Henry Berg, 80, have always been bike fanatics, but now for health and lifestyle reasons, they’ve made the switch to electric. “I have a heart condition and I couldn’t ride my other bicycle anymore. I’d just get tired and then when I got this one, my Pedego [electric bike], I can [...]
15 March 2010
The New York Time had a recent article – one of many – about the ebike revolution: SHANGHAI — Jiang Ruming, a marketing manager, owns a van, but for many errands, he hops on a futuristic-looking contraption that lets him weave rapidly through Shanghai’s messy traffic. He rides an electric bicycle. Roger Phillips, 78, uses an electric [...]
14 March 2010
MARTIAL ARTS movie legend Jackie Chan has teamed up with Brammo electric motorcycles to become distributor of their products in Hong Kong and Singapore. Chan is the co-founder of JCAM Advanced Mobility Company Ltd. The company is no stranger to altrenative power two-wheelers; JCAM are the distributor of Segway for South Korea, Hong Kong SAR, Macau [...]
14 March 2010
New Zealand — Colorado-based Mr Dube is touring the country with his Killacycle, called the world’s fastest electric motorcycle and quite probably the world’s fastest electric vehicle. The 500 horsepower bike is capable of more than 250kmh, can accelerate to 100kmh in less than a second, and, best of all, it can make 10 runs [...]
11 March 2010
Yanko Design has designed a new folding ebike, the BicX. It is electric, it is foldable and it has “what looks to be a very cool red booster button.” The BicX e-bike concept, envisioned by designer Jeongche Yoon, is like other electric bike ideas that combine human pedaling and electric power assist. This particular design sports [...]
11 March 2010
What Xerox has been to photocopiers and DHL to couriers, Yobykes is becoming to ebikes in India. Electrotherm India Ltd (EIL), makers of Yobyke and India’s largest manufacturer of electric battery operated two-wheelers, has a passion for petrol-free cities. “I believe in the technology and know that there is no alternative to EVs,” says Mukesh [...]
10 March 2010
The upscale travel company, Trek, famed for its roadie tours of Europe, is equipping its rental fleet with Trek Ride+ e-bkes. Trek Travel says this $500 option is “opening up a new world of cycling vacations to a wider range of riders.” “Trek’s Ride+ bike makes climbing the hills of Tuscany or riding along side your more [...]
10 March 2010
Lead was the single strongest performing commodity in 2009, according to Scotiabank’s Commodity Price Index. China increased overall global battery demand and in turn made for astonishing lead demand from Canada, said Vice President of Scotia Economics Patricia Mohr. Lead prices saw a 146% increase in the period from Dec 2008 to mid-December 2009, according to [...]
09 March 2010
Bike Portland’s website comments on the Eneloop bike about to go on sale in Portland. At the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, a new hybrid electric bike from Sanyo stole the show. The Eneloop model made lots of headlines (Treehugger called it a “game-changer” and it even made it’s way into the Business section [...]
09 March 2010
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands – For the second consecutive year the jury at the Bicycle trade show FietsVak Wouter Jager, awarded an e-Bike the honor of Dutch Bike of the Year. The jury chose the Koga Miyata E-Light because of its electrical support, but also because of its fine combination between a sportive bike and electric [...]
06 March 2010
Current Motor Co., a Scio Township-based startup that’s developing electric motorcycles, won the Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest’s “emerging companies” mid-year competition. The $5,000 award, wich was announced on January 21, at the Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship event at Ann Arbor’s Skyline High School, is a recognition of the company’s technology and business strategy. Peter Scott, chief operating [...]
06 March 2010
A press release from Empowered Ebikes: Urban commuters can save money on gasoline, avoid traffic jams and lower their carbon footprint with electric bicycles. Electric Bicycles or e-bikes are standard bicycles fitted with a small electric motor and batteries. Riders can either use their own muscles to pedal, use electric power for propulsion, or both. The U.S. [...]
