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Playing Even on An Uneven Field
The Yamaha TY-E is set to compete against ICE trial bikes – it needed to step up its game. Mission accomplished. If a field exists where ICE and electric motorcycles can compete at the same level it is in competition and of these segments it is in Trials where an electric bike can surpass the…
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Super Duper
Super73 –This one is definitely not a bicycle. Super73 has the styling groove nailed down. The company’s electric bicycles are funky and cool with that California influence blending nostalgia and future technology. Just about everything looks more appealing when bathed in a golden sun-kissed glow with just a hint of sand in the background. Look…
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Honda Finally Goes Two Wheel Electric
Honda announced the company is finally making a big push into the electric segment. According to statements from the Honda’s head of motorcycles there will be 10 electric models available by 2025. But don’t get too excited by visions of exciting and futuristic electric motorcycles because the big push is in the segment that makes…
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Grunt, Runt, Stag and now, the Brat – Volcon Expands
Austin , Texas based Volcon has introduced the latest model in the young company’s stable and it is somewhat of a surprise but that only depends on what segment defines the company but also what separated a powersports vehicle from a other segments. The new offering is the Volcon Brat and it lives in that…
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Can-Am Joins the Electric Charge
BRP, the parent company of Can-Am and the genre defining creators of the Spyder, has revealed the first two electric models that will be available from the company in mid-2024. Details are so far slim beyond the development of a new electric Rotax engine and that the bikes will have built-in fast chargers. The company…
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Touring on Electric – Energica Experia
Touring on an electric motorcycle is not the easiest option and perhaps even an option that should wait until the technology catches up with the aspiration. That being said various manufacturers continue to pursue the idea. The new Energica Experia looks good doing it. It is a beautiful bike. Little doubt about that. Italian and…
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Compared To What Exactly? Triumph TE-1
Triumph announced that the prototype electric motorcycle, the Triumph TE-1, the company has been developing in collaboration wth other UK-based firms and organizations has completed its final round of testing – known as “Phase Four” in company parlance and means getting the bike out on the track and running the numbers. The benchmark of the…
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Grab and Go Batteries
Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki and Suzuki had previously announced the intention of working together to standardize battery technology to create a one size fits all scenario for future electric motorcycles. The four companies have now cemented that commitment by creating a new company “Gechaco” to provide the actual “battery as service” infrastructure for motorcycle battery swapping.…
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Can-Am Back in Motorcycle Business – Electrically Speaking
Can-Am announced today the company will be returning to two wheels with the introduction of several Can-Am electric motorcycles commencing in 2024. After creating an entire successful segment from scratch with the Spyder and its subsequent three wheeled stablemates, the company is set to charge into the rapidly expanding electric segment. The details are of…
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Electric Motocross – Honda
A press release made the rounds regarding a collaboration between American Honda and Greenger, a supplier of electric Powersports product. The CRF-E2 electric motocross bike certainly looks like a Honda motocross machine and the specs are impressive. To quote the release: Driven by a low-voltage (48-volt) BLDC electric motor with an inner rotor, the CRF-E2…