Pedal-assist e-bikes have really taken off in the last few years, offering a last mile transport option that won't leave you out of breath when you ride to work. While many designs focus on looking like a traditional bicycle, the eRockit out of Germany definitely has more moto than bike about it.
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Riding up steep inclines, hopping over rocky obstacles or coming to a dead stop in the middle of a log are among the many thrills to be had from motorcycle trials riding. France's Electric Motion has updated its line of electric motos with three Epure trials bikes and an off-road Escape model.
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Fielding an all-star team with seasoned Isle of Man TT champions Michael Rutter and John McGuinness, Team Mugen had a rather easy job conquering the two top podium positions, racing against a small number of privateer and university teams on the 10th anniversary of the electric superbike class.
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Team Britain has begun assembling its forces to join the battle for electric motorcycling supremacy. Triumph and Williams Advanced Engineering have entered an alliance with Integral Powertrain and WMG, in a government-supported push to develop electric motorcycle capabilities.
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We're not dead set against painfully expensive electric motorcycles. There's a price to be paid for supporting builders who strive to push the game forward. But the hideously expensive second-gen Lito Sora takes this Canadian electric motorcycle in a very disappointing direction.
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Ex-BMX freestyler and custom motorcycle builder Shea Nyquist is putting together a home-made electric streamliner motorcycle to take a shot at the land speed record books. It takes a highly skilled, doggedly determined and slightly nutty person to succeed on the salt, and Shea might be that guy.
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The unkillable Erik Buell is back, with a new electric mobility company that's called Fuell despite the fact that its vehicles don't use any. Fuell has now opened pre-orders for its first ebike, as well as an electric motorcycle that Buell calls "the most radically innovative design I've ever done."
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This electric monster managed to sneak by under our radar, but it deserves some serious attention. Coming out of Lyons, France, Essence Motorcycles is making a massively powerful, long-range e-streetfighter with eye-popping looks and performance so extreme it's actually hard to imagine.
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A laconic statement co-signed by Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha could well be one of the most important news items of the year for the motorcycling world. The four biggest Japanese manufacturers have agreed to work together towards standardizing replaceable battery tech for electric motorcycles.
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The company responsible for the wildest electric sportsbike on the planet has just shown off its first mass-market offering. The Strike is a fully faired electric motorcycle that starts at US$12,998 with 90 hp, 180 lb-ft and a 10-kWh battery offering 70 miles of highway range.
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