-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
Hello Neo : Yamaha Electric Scooter
Yamaha has introduced an electric scooter to European markets as an extension of the company’s NEO line. Yamaha claim the electric NEO is a “50cc equivalent” scooter and is the first mass produced electric scooter built by the company to be sold in Europe. The “50cc equivalent” moniker simply means that this is an urban…
-
The Cake Recipe
We couldn’t leave this one out. The Cake Ösa is the Swedish Swiss army knife of electric motorcycles. The Swedish company straight-up acknowledges electric motorcycles are best used in urban settings for just about every purpose. The Ösa can be configured for multiple applications including towing trailers, delivering food or carpentry work (dimensional lumber only).…
-
On The Verge Of Success
Deposits have become the norm when buying electric motorcycles – or a possible future motorcycle. We noted how Verge Motorcycles of Finland was once asking 2,000 euros deposit on its Verge TS, which has a retail price of 24,990 euros. The amount of the deposit suggests a serious commitment to taking ownership once “small scale”…