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2013 IOM TT: Michael Rutter and MotoCzysz Win the Third TT Zero Race in a Row
2013 IOM TT: Michael Rutter and MotoCzysz Win the Third TT Zero Race in a Row

6 Jun 2013, 09:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Dramatic victory at the Mountain Course in the SES TT Zero race, as Michael Rutter stole the first place from John McGuinness by just 1.672 seconds. Even though McPint led by almost 9 seconds at ...

 
2013 PPIHC: Carlin Dunne Swaps Ducati with Lightning E-Bike
2013 PPIHC: Carlin Dunne Swaps Ducati with Lightning E-Bike

5 Jun 2013, 11:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Carlin Dunne, the outright fastest rider in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb challenge will aim for a different record in this year's race: he will no longer ride his Ducati Multistrada ...

 
Watch One of the Only 40 Mission RS in Action
Watch One of the Only 40 Mission RS in Action

3 Jun 2013, 15:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The 3rd of June was to be a great day for the fans of electric sport bikes, as Mission Motorcycles surfaces their new models, the R and its bigger, better and meaner, race-specced RS version. The...

 
Welcome Mission Motorcycles R and RS
Welcome Mission Motorcycles R and RS

3 Jun 2013, 13:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's a glorious day in San Francisco and the joy is spreading around the globe as Mission Motorcycles announces they're now ready to sell their two all-new electric beasts: the Mission RS ...

 
Zero S Gets Vetter Aerodynamic Tuning
Zero S Gets Vetter Aerodynamic Tuning

2 Jun 2013, 14:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After making it safely through a 3500-mile (5630 km) trip and into the Guinness Book of Records, iconic electric bike rider Terry Hershner is on his way back to Florida aboard his Zero S. Howeve...

 
2013 Brammo Empulse Recalled for Potential Shorting
2013 Brammo Empulse Recalled for Potential Shorting

30 May 2013, 11:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / At least 5 Brammo Empulse owners will be contacted by the manufacturer quite soon, as their bikes are could experience a short circuit in certain conditions. According to NHTSA, one of the high c...

 
The First Pictures of the 2013 MotoCzysz E1pc
The First Pictures of the 2013 MotoCzysz E1pc

30 May 2013, 10:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Winner of the last three Isle of Man TT electric races, Team MotoCzysz has revealed the first pictures of their 2013 machine, the E1pc. The 2013 MotoCzysz E1pc will have Mark Miller and Michael R...

 
2013 Vectrix VT-1 Electric Motorcycle Teased
2013 Vectrix VT-1 Electric Motorcycle Teased

27 May 2013, 13:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Vectrix announces the imminent launch of their newest electric vehicle, the VT-1. Given the scarce information and the rather secretive data released so far by Vectrix, all we can tell you is that t...

 
Ronnie Renner Has Fun on a Stealth Electric Bike
Ronnie Renner Has Fun on a Stealth Electric Bike

23 May 2013, 15:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / In case you're not decided to go for a big electric motorcycle and feel you could just do better with a smaller one, here's some footage which might convince you to at least try a Stealth ...

 
Moto Electra Racing Attempts the Fastest Continental Crossing on an Electric Bike
Moto Electra Racing Attempts the Fastest Continental Crossing on an Electric Bike

23 May 2013, 10:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Inspired by the first continental crossing in a gas-powered car back in 1903, Moto Electra Racing will set out from Jacksonville, Florida to the Santa Monica Pier in California, on the 3rd of June. ...

 
Zero Motorcycles Has New Hong Kong Dealer, Provides Government Fleet
Zero Motorcycles Has New Hong Kong Dealer, Provides Government Fleet

23 May 2013, 09:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Zero Motorcycles announces their first East-Asian dealer, Yuen Ho Trading Company Ltd. For the Hong Kong market. Even more, the moment marks a great step in the manufacturer's history, as a sup...

 
Charge, the Electric Bike at Isle of Man TT Documentary
Charge, the Electric Bike at Isle of Man TT Documentary

22 May 2013, 09:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We're so eager to see Charge in theaters around the world, as it seems like it's going to be a really uplifting experience. Charge is an all-new documentary movie on how the electric bike...

 
Zero Is The European Electric Motorcycle of the Year
Zero Is The European Electric Motorcycle of the Year

14 May 2013, 13:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Zero Motorcycles have won the European Electric Motorcycle of the Year award at the recent electric vehicles convention Clean Week 2020 in Belgium. It's the third time in a row when Zero are...

 
2013 Mugen Shinden Ni Ready to Take on the IOMTT
2013 Mugen Shinden Ni Ready to Take on the IOMTT

12 May 2013, 11:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Team Mugen has finalized the design of their 2013 Shinden Ni electric bike which will race in the 2013 Zero TT at the Isle of Man Mountain Course, with TT star John McGuinness aboard. The new bik...

 
Mission R Production Racer to Arrive June 3rd?
Mission R Production Racer to Arrive June 3rd?

9 May 2013, 10:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It may be that early June brings very good news for the fans of electric sport bikes, as Mission Motorcycles has just started teasing a new photo of what is believed to be their street-legal superbi...

 
Zero Motorcycles Announces MMX, the Military Electric Bike
Zero Motorcycles Announces MMX, the Military Electric Bike

8 May 2013, 11:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After building special bikes for the Police and Security forces, Zero Motorcycles announces their first machine for the military, dubbed the MMX. The Zero MMX has been developed as exclusive mach...

 
FIM and KTM Announce the First-Ever Electric Motocross Event in Europe
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
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
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
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 ...