Electric Motorcycles
Electric motorcycles are on the rise. Performance models can offer unheard-of torque and acceleration, while commuter specials open the door to emissions-free, low-maintenance transport with fuel costs so low they're almost negligible.
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Beijing's Da Vinci Dynamics has launched its DC100, a high-performance electric streetbike with an impressive 250-mile NEDC range, and some wacky "robotic" tricks, including the alleged ability to self-balance and auto-follow you around. -
Zero has given its electric supermoto a bit of a pampering, dropping the removable battery modules for a larger integrated pack and spiffing up the bodywork with a new design approach. The new 2022 FXE also cuts the price from a dual-battery FXS.
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After spinning out its Livewire electric moto into its own brand earlier this year, Harley-Davidson has revealed the first model to wear the new name. The Livewire One only really comes with one surprise, a significantly lower starting price.
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The entire Energica range of electric performance motorcycles will get significant upgrades in power and efficiency, with an impressive weight drop to boot, as the Italian company rolls out a brand new EMCE motor and inverter developed with Mavel.
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What happens when a maker of three-wheeled EVs teams up with a maker of super-fast electric motorcycles? Well, in the case of a collaboration between Arcimoto and Lightning, the result should be the world's fastest tilting three-wheeled motorcycle.
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There's no motorcycle on the planet like this one. British company WMC has put land speed record holders on notice with a 2WD, hydraulically hub-steered electric motorcycle designed around a great big hole it says can reduce drag by nearly 70 percent.
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Colorado's Zaiser Motors says it's working on an electric motorcycle capable of a whopping 300 miles of range per charge. The Electrocycle would also offer 2WD, removable batteries for indoor charging, advanced safety features and a 120 mph top speed.
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All new cars and vans sold in the UK after 2030 will have to be zero-emissions. Similar laws will come to the motorcycle world one day too, and a new survey suggests that's the day when a surprising number of bikers will hang up their boots for good.
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Brooklyn's Tarform Motorcycles has released the cafe racer version of its Luna electric motorcycle. It's not vastly different from the original Scrambler version, but it highlights the modular flexibility of the platform and has a few nice touches.
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Audacious French company Nawa showed off a concept bike in 2019, claiming its supercapacitor-hybrid battery pack could massively boost power and urban range for electric motorcycles. Now, it seems we'll get a chance to see if the numbers stack up.
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In 2011, Husqvarna had an idea for a lightweight moto called the Concept E-go, but waited until 2019 before first stepping into electric mobility with the EE 5 electric minibike. Now the E-Pilen concept signals an upcoming all-electric range.
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California's X Mobility Motors has launched its first three products – an electric skateboard, an electric kickscooter and a folding ebike. But perhaps even more enticing are plans to launch a couple of electric motorcycles later in the year.
