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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Responding to numerous rider requests, Zero Motorcycles has launched a torquey electric adventure bike called the DSR/X that's designed for cruising the highway, navigating twisty mountain roads or motoring along dusty desert tracks. -
Following in the tire tracks of its City Slicker electric moto, CSC Motorcycles has announced the RX1E commuter, which has a top speed of 80 mph and a maximum range of 112 miles, plus neat touches like a belt drive, ABS and included top box. -
Lightning Motorcycles has unveiled the Tachyon Nb, a modified, streamlined version of the Strike electric sportsbike designed to take aim at the electric motorcycle land speed record, targeting speeds over 250 mph (400 km/h) in the process. -
While some electric moto makers focus on high performance and long range, others are aiming at the commuter market. California startup Ryvid has launched an around-town electric moto called the Anthem that also has enough pep for highway riding. -
The Roam Air is cheap, lightweight, practically focused, and capable of riding up to 180 km on a pair of removable batteries. It's been designed, developed and built in Kenya, to suit the needs of African riders in rural and urban areas. -
Electric trials bike specialist Electric Motion launched a limited-edition 2023 competition model back in May, and has now updated the rest of its range for the coming model year, with all-new anti-reverse technology among the upgrade highlights. -
The final phase of the TE-1 project put the working prototype through testing for the first time, managing results that uphold initial claims of game-changing tech, but a production electric motorcycle from Triumph is unlikely to come any time soon. -
Ducati has finally put a set of numbers around the cutting-edge electric motorcycle it's developing for the FIM MotoE World Cup from 2023 onwards. The V21L prototype and eventual racer will inform the electrification of the brand in the coming years. -
Great Britain's Norton Motorcycles, now under Indian ownership after some shady management from the previous owner, has announced an interesting electric motorcycle project promising to simultaneously deliver "race performance and touring range." -
Motorcycle-adjacent levels of performance and handling in a step-through electric scooter designed to put some fun back into your commute – that's the promise from UK startup Zapp and its high-powered i300, which is set to go up the hill at Goodwood. -
Spanish startup Ox Motorcycles has tarted up its electric cafe racer into a scrambler-style "adventure" machine. The Ox Patagonia might not drop any jaws on a spec sheet, but at a price under US$7,200, it looks both affordable and practical. -
Energica has expanded its range of premium electric motorcycles with a new Experia "green tourer," built for long-range, two-up comfort with hard luggage, multi-level charging and the largest-capacity battery we've ever seen on a volume production bike.
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