241 MPH Electric Sidecar Motorcycle Ridden by the World's Fastest Woman
16 Sep 2014, 11:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / KillaJoule and Eva Håkansson are two names which have entered the history books, at least the land speed history books. Eva has become the fastest woman on a motorcycle, even though her KillaJ...
Electric Motorcycles and Scooters Sales to Reach 55 Million in 10 Years
3 Sep 2014, 13:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Navigant Research has published the results of a recent survey which aimed at estimating the dynamics of the electric motorcycle and scooter market for the future decade. These estimations should br...
Yamaha Patents Leaning 3-Wheel Electric Scooter
1 Sep 2014, 12:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like Yamaha is working to upgrade the scooter line-up, as visordown got their hands on some patent files which are said to have been forwarded by Yamaha to the US Patent Office. These drawi...
Brammo Announces End-of-Summer Discounts and Financing Scheme
25 Aug 2014, 15:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Brammo announces a limited end-of-summer offer for riders looking to swing a leg over a new electric motorcycle. Not only the prices for select motorcycles have been discounted, but a 60-month finan...
CONTI eBIKE SYSTEM Good to Go, Shipping Starts in 2015
25 Jul 2014, 11:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Tire and automotive parts German manufacturer Continental officially enters the electric motor markets, with its CONTI eBIKE SYSTEM, a complete electric mobility solution for e-bicycles and pedelecs...
Rolls-Royce Builds Electric Car With School Children Advice
18 Jul 2014, 10:03 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / A group of 10 boys and girls from 5 to 6-year old built and piloted a specially developed electric car in race against teams from schools across the UK. Called the Greenpower IET Formula Goblin race...
Kira Hybrid Yacht Is Computer Controlled, Solar-Powered and Sailed by One
8 Jul 2014, 15:43 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Bronze winner at 2014 International Design Excellence Awards, Kira Hybrid Sail-Yacht is a 131 feet (40 meters) long vessel designed to be computer controlled and sailed by a crew of one. The lead in...
TEAM and Brammo Combine to Develop New Drivetrains
8 Jul 2014, 15:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Drivetrains and transmission specialist TEAM Industries has entered in a strategic partnership with top-drawer electric motorcycle manufacturer Brammo. TEAM becomes an investor in Brammo’s ope...
China Will Build a Huge Floating City And It’s Amazing
3 Jul 2014, 16:18 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Since the first floating islands were finished in Dubai, worldwide elite tourism changed it’s meaning and the world’s most powerful countries are now looking for newer ideas. A future-fo...
Samsung Smart Bike Projects Laser Bike Lanes
13 Jun 2014, 13:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Samsung introduced its Smart Bike during the Milan Design Week and proposes a new paradigm for the integration of smart technologies in the two-wheeler world. While smartphone integration with bicyc...
50 Shades of Grey Author Gets First Tesla Model S in UK
10 Jun 2014, 11:58 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / British author E.L. James, Erika Leonard on her real name, is the first person in England to buy a Tesla Model S. Famous for writing the Fifty Shades of Grey erotic romance novels trilogy, the autho...
This Chinese Suitecase Scooter Comes with a Burglar Alarm
9 Jun 2014, 16:13 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / This 15 pounds (7 kg) suitcase-scooter is the creation of He Liangcai, an amateur inventor from China that thinks he could bring a change to his country’s environmental issues. A former farmer...
The Eco House of Your Dreams Comes On Wheels and Is Affordable
9 Jun 2014, 10:13 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Imagine a house that is friendly with nature, beautifully designed, perfectly equipped and able to relocate where ever you need to in a blink of an eye. And above all that it's also very afford...
Tesla Getting Their First Supercharger Operational in Beijing
5 Jun 2014, 08:49 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / While the least expensive version of the Model S luxury four-door has recently become available on the Chinese market, it seems Elon Musk’s plans are far from being over in his green Asian adv...
Dubai to Host First UAE Solar Car Competition in January
4 Jun 2014, 13:23 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The Abu Dhabi Solar Challenge, the first solar car competition ever to take place in the United Arab Emirates, will be organized in Dubai and is to start in January, next year. The announcement ...
Sunseeker Takes World's First Solar-Powered Passenger Flight
2 Jun 2014, 15:23 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Solar Flight, the company that created the first airplane to make the first solar powered crossing of America in 1990, has recently announced that their newest airplane had made the world’s fi...
12 Dollars To Circle the Earth with Microjoule, World’s Most Efficient Car
2 Jun 2014, 13:20 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / In the time of energy dependence when countries around the world are looking for alternative solutions, a team of French students managed to create what seems to be the most efficient vehicle runnin...
BMW Releases Sustainability Report for 2013, Shows Huge Improvements
30 May 2014, 09:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Apparently BMW is extremely serious with its eco approach towards everything related to the auto industry and their efforts are really paying off. The Group just launched its sustainability report f...
Electric Scooter and Motorcycle Sales May Reach 6 Million Units by 2023
27 May 2014, 12:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / While some may believe that the electric scooter and motorcycle sales are over the top during the last few years, as more and more manufacturers surface both intriguing and rather dull models, new c...
Is Toyota Prius Losing Popularity Among Green Enthusiasts?
23 May 2014, 15:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Being the first mass-produced hybrid vehicle in the world, the Toyota Prius soon achieved its reputation for the best green car, starting the eco-revolution among hipsters and ecologists possessing ...