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There May Be A Standard Swappable Battery Coming

Battery technology is changing at a rapid pace. Newer, higher capacity batteries are always being developed. Almost every major company has its own battery. On electric bicycles, this is not that big a concern, as riders can usually carry…

How To Get An Electric Scooter To Go 150 MPH!

Maybe you've ridden an electric scooter, but most of them are electronically limited to 30 mph or less. This NUI MQi GT scooter normally is, but JT Holmes, a Hollywood stuntman, got one to go 5 times that speed with no modifications. He…

SONDORS ANNOUNCES A $5000 ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE

Sondors, an American brand of electric bikes that started with a crowdfunding campaign in 2015 has just announced their first motorcycle. Called the Metacycle, it features a space-age design, using a 8000W permanent magnet AC hub motor…

ASU POLICE GETTING ZERO ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES

The Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety gave the Arizona State University Police Department a grant of  $46,871.08 for the purchase of two Zero DSR electric motorcycles. This will be added to their first DSR, purchased last year.…

AN INDIAN ELECTRIC FLAT TRACKER FOR KIDS

Indian Motorcycles now has an electric motorcycle for kids that looks like a ton of fun! It's styled after the Indian FTR750 Flat Track racer, and it's made for kids 8 & up with a rider weight of up to 175 lbs. It can be set up by…

POLARIS ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH ZERO MOTORCYCLES

Polaris announces a partnership with Zero Motorcycles to co-develop electric vehicles as a cornerstone of Polaris' new electrification strategy that they call "rEV'd Up". The exclusive partnership deal is for ten years, to develop off-road…

Zero Trademarks Two New Bike Names

Zero Motorcycles quietly just registered two new trademarks. The names are DSR/X and FXE. Zero's DSR and DSR Black Forest are their dual sport/adventure bikes, and the FX is currently their only off-road-specific bike (the FXS is the…

2021 Yamaha YZ Electric Motocross Bike

Yamaha Motor Europe has produced an electric dirt bike with the help of battery producer SPIKE, engineering company Dohms Projects, and the Royal Dutch Motorcyclists Association (KNMV) to produce an electric motor and battery system to be…

First Look: Harley Davidson Livewire

We put the Harley-Davidson Livewire through its paces for a full review. This video showcases the sheer power and fun of riding this 533 lb rocketship of a motorcycle.  Please feel free to watch it on YouTube, where you can…