A Brooklyn-based electric motorcycle startup has just announced itself, with a focus on mixing old-school craftsmanship with a simple electric powertrain and an interesting AI-enhanced spin on rider assistance.
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It's too fast and powerful to be an e-bike, but so underpowered that you'd hardly call it a motorcycle. Sol Motors claims this bizarre looking "no-ped" represents a new category that's emerging in urban transport, and that might be the right way to look at it.
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We've just received some new renders of the upcoming RMK E2, a quick electric motorcycle with a range up to 180 miles (300 km), peak power of 67 hp (50 kW), and an attention-grabbing hubless rear wheel. There are a few behind-the-scenes shots too, as the RMK team builds the first prototype.
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We couldn’t see this one and not post something. The Miku Max is what happens when you take an electric kick scooter, beef it up … and then plonk a motorcycle-style top on it, leaving a curious bunch of empty space underneath.
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Curtiss Motorcycles, the electric phoenix that rose from the ashes of Confederate, has released an image of its upcoming "hot rod goddess" at Pebble Beach. Named "Hera," this stretched-out, battery-powered monster is due to hit the streets in 2020.
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A group of green motoring enthusiasts in the Phillipines has built a neat little electric motorcycle to demonstrate what can be done with bamboo. The Green Falcon won't break any speed records, but its marine-lacquered bamboo bodywork is highly sustainable and very cool.
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This tiny, cheap electric nakedbike is sure to win a lot of hearts. The City Slicker's humble aim is to knock off the daily commute on battery power, at a price that makes it a no-brainer. That price is US$1,995, which will give you a realistic city range somewhere around 40 miles.
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This Belgian company may not have taken the electric racing crown at the Isle of Man TT yet, but Saroléa first race-derived streetbike, the 163-hp (122-kW), 150-mph (240-km/h) Manx7, offers impressive range figures and showcases some very cool ideas you could only execute on an electric.
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Finnish manufacturer RMK Vehicles has come forward with plans to build an electric streetbike with an eye-popping centerless rear hub. The Tron-style open rear wheel houses an integrated 67-horsepower electric motor for a top speed around 100mph.
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The Ethec electric motorcycle, designed and built by Swiss university students, is a strange jumble of ideas that are individually very nice. With a massive 15-kWh battery box, it offers a range around 250 miles. And it's got a second hub motor in the front wheel to improve its regenerative braking.
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