FIM and KTM Announce the First-Ever Electric Motocross Event in Europe
29 Apr 2013, 14:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's green light for e-bikes at the first-ever European officially FIM-sanctioned electric motocross race, an event which will take place on May 2nd, at the Zolder circuit in Belgium. This r...
Russian "Ghost Rider" Does 100 KM/H on DIY Electric Bike
29 Apr 2013, 13:34 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's to the dawn of a new "ghost riding" era: the "electric ghost riders" age, which is soon to come. This time it's not about the Swedish GR riding at 350 km/h ...
Lito Sora Electric Superbike Soon Available for $41,000
24 Apr 2013, 15:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / CMG reports that Lito Green Motion's Sora electric superbike has just received Transport Canada's certification and is now deemed as a street-legal piece of machinery. This means that t...
KTM Freeride-E Scheduled for 2014, E-Speed Launches in 2015
24 Apr 2013, 10:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's nice to see bad news turning for the better, and things are even nicer when it comes to electric two-wheelers: despite the recent declarations made by KTM CEO Stefan Pierer of backing off ...
Chip Yates Defends his Pikes Peak Record on an Electric Bike
19 Apr 2013, 10:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Now that the entire length of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb circuit is neatly paved, things are on the move for new records. The record holder for electric motorcycles, Chip Yates, announc...
John McGuinness Rides an Electric Bike for Team Mugen at the Isle of Man TT
18 Apr 2013, 09:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Triple good news for the fans of the most extreme road race on the planet, the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy. John McGuinness aka the King of the Mountain (14 victories) returns to team Mugen and will ...
Terra Motors Launches e-Trike, Announces Electric Scooter
16 Apr 2013, 13:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Last autumn we announced that the Japanese EV company Terra Motors were planning to build an electric trike we used to call the "tuk-tuk of the future". Well, the dream is over: this trike...
TARC 96V Electric Bike Shows at EV Taiwan
16 Apr 2013, 13:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / TARC stands for the Taiwan Automotive Research Consortium, and the purpose of this organization is to prove the viability of electric transportation using local components. And since the best way t...
2013 PPIHC: Amarok P1A Electric Sportsbike to Race at Pikes Peak
12 Apr 2013, 09:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The e-game is on: Amarok has announced they'll also be racing at the Pikes Peak hill climb event with the P1A machine, having no other than Greg Tracy aboard. A driver, rider and stuntman, G...
Liberator, the Vintage Electric Cycles
12 Apr 2013, 09:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If you liked the EXO Neutrino, here's another project from the same guys: the Liberator electric cycles. More on the pedelec side, the Liberator vehicles are a great endeavor to bring together ...
Cykno, the Carbon and Leather Electric Bike
11 Apr 2013, 14:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / From time to time, we stumble upon some pieces of two-wheeled machinery which leave us speechless. Today it's the Cykno, and electric bicycle which blends is the most authentic Victorian, steam...
Michel Cassir (ParisTech): the Future Batteries Will Gain Tens of Kilometers
5 Apr 2013, 09:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Michel Cassir is an electrochemist an Director of Research for the CNSR (France). His involvement in the electric battery industry and hydrogen fuel cell goes deep and his work in the ParisTech lab...
Exo Neutrino Shows New Design for the Hannover Messe
4 Apr 2013, 12:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The Estonia-based bike builders Exo have decided to show the new attire of their nifty Neutrino electric commuter. Exo has prepared this new futuristic design for the upcoming Hannover Messe in G...
Ronnie Renner Demoes the KTM Freeride E
2 Apr 2013, 10:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's the first official promo and initial demo of the KTM Freeride E electric motocross bike. FMX star Ronnie Renner is the man aboard the KTM machine and even though he is more accustomed to...
Vercar's Electric R6e Racing Bike
31 Mar 2013, 13:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's an R6 you just don't see every day: the Vercar R6e, the electric version of the popular sport bike. The recent FIM announcements have made a lot of guys happy: electric bikes wil...
Zero Motorcycles and Hollywood Electrics Race at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
28 Mar 2013, 15:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Zero Motorcycles and Hollywood Electrics are two of the best-known names in the all-electric motorcycle industry: the first is making then, and the latter is selling them. Now they both plan to take...
And Now, for Something Completely Different: Exo Neutrino Max
27 Mar 2013, 10:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / You can call the Exo Neutrino Max a scooter, and you can call it a bike: it doesn't really make a difference, as this electric machine is so cool, that it won't ever mind. Built by some...
Icon Brammo Introduces the 2013 TTXGP Electric Motorcycle
25 Mar 2013, 14:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Team Icon Brammo has unveiled their new TTXGP machines for the 2013 season. At the same time the team has announced the two riders which will hopefully bring even more glory for the tam: Eric Bostro...
KTM Unveils E-SPEED, the Electric Scooter
22 Mar 2013, 12:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / At the Tokyo Motor Show, KTM unveils their all-new electric scooter called E-SPEED. Not long ago we reported the way KTM backed off a bit from the electric motorcycle project, as their CEO Stefan...
BMW Cruise, a New Bavarian Electric Two-Wheeler
19 Mar 2013, 16:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / BMW unveils their first pedelec, baptized the Cruise, one more step into the realm of green, zero local emission vehicles. While this is definitely not a proper motorcycle, we could however, call it...