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35 'electric bike' stories July 2015 - August 2016

Storm Eindhoven gears up for its 80-day world tour with their all-electric motorcycle

Aug 4 2016 - 10:03 pm PT

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As the summer begins to wind down, STORM Eindhoven is just beginning to gear up for their 80-day world tour, which starts in a little less than 9 days (August 14th), with their all-electric motorcycle.

From the Netherlands based Eindhoven’s University of Technology, we have the STORM Eindhoven team, which consists of 23 students, preparing for their monumental world tour, which starts on August 14th, with their second iteration of their all-electric motorcycle, the STORM Wave.
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Harley-Davidson will bring to market its first all-electric bike ‘within 5 years’

Fred Lambert Jun 14 2016 - 11:40 am PT

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Harley-Davidson unveiled its Livewire project two years ago almost to the day. While the all-electric concept with only ~60 miles of range was lacking compared to other models already available today, it showed that one of the most iconic motorcycle company, which is also obviously entrenched in internal combustion engines, is at least looking at other powertrain technologies.

At the time, Harley-Davidson made it clear that Livewire was only a concept (and good-looking one – see pictures below), but now the company confirms that it plans to bring its first electric bike to market “within the next five years”.
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Johammer’s all-electric futuristic-looking motorcycle with 125 miles of range [Gallery]

Fred Lambert Mar 30 2016 - 5:35 am PT

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We recently stumbled upon a small Austrian-based company called Johammer. The firm is building an interesting futuristic-looking electric motorcycle: the Johammer J1. They launched the vehicle last year, but they recently ramp-up production and we are now seeing more of the vehicle reminiscent of a Star Wars pod racer with chopper-like handles.
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New US budget deal includes retroactive tax credits for electric motorcycles purchased in 2015 and going forward in 2016

Fred Lambert Dec 22 2015 - 2:24 pm PT

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The new budget bill approved by the US Congress last week included an important extension to the 30% investment tax credit (ITC) for solar, but it also brought back the less popular (but welcomed) tax credits for electric motorcycles.
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Electric motorcycle startup backed by Tesla founders delivers its first bike to customers: the Redshift [Gallery]

Fred Lambert Dec 18 2015 - 5:19 pm PT

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Alta Motors, formerly known as BRD Motorcycles, announced having delivered the first all-electric Redshift to customers this week.

The first lucky owners are Eric Gauthier and Jeannine Smith, who own and operate Suspension Performance in Mountain View, CA.
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Zero Motorcycles raises $1 million in funding to bring the total to over $64 million

Fred Lambert Dec 17 2015 - 5:20 am PT

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As Zero Motorcycles’ 2016 models are starting to arrive to dealerships, the company raises $1 million in funding to bring the total to over $64 million, according to Crunchbase.
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BMW unveiled an all-electric concept version of its RR motorcycle: the eRR [Gallery]

Fred Lambert Nov 13 2015 - 8:50 am PT

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P90204265_highRes This week BMW’s Motorrad division unveiled an all-electric concept version of its RR motorcycle called “eRR”. The company didn’t reveal any specific information about the new concept, which it described as an “experimental vehicle” – meaning it isn’t likely to hit the market anytime soon.

But the group released the following pictures:
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Zero FX electric motorcycles ride the Rubicon trail [video]

Fred Lambert Nov 10 2015 - 2:52 pm PT

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Rubicon trail Zero Zero Motorcycles released today a video of its R&D team riding down the tough Rubicon trail with Zero FX’s. The company didn’t add any music to the video, which is clever because it highlights how quiet the bikes are…
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Yamaha to unveil new two-wheel drive all-electric motorcycle and an electric car at the Tokyo Motor Show

Fred Lambert Oct 19 2015 - 10:32 am PT

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The 2015 Tokyo Motor Show is starting next week and several manufacturers already announced the debut of new electric vehicles, including Nissan’s Teatro and Mitsubishi’s eX, now Yamaha says it will unveil 6 new concepts, including a new two-wheel drive all-electric motorcycle and an electric car.
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Zero Motorcycles will launch its 2016 lineup in 2 weeks

Fred Lambert Oct 1 2015 - 5:26 am PT

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Zero Motorcycles confirmed earlier this week that it will unveiled its 2016 lineup of electric motorcycles at the American International Motorcycle Expo in Orlando, Florida on October 15th.
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Greyp: The electric bike by the makers of the fastest production electric car in the world

Fred Lambert Jul 15 2015 - 2:14 pm PT

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If you know of Rimac Automobili, it’s probably for being the maker of the Concept One electric supercar, but the Croatian car company is also the maker of the little known Greyp G12, a high performance electric bike. Performance comes at a price, the G12 starts at 6,500 EUR ($7,200 US), but the bike is equipped with a 1.3 kWh and a battery management system (BMS) based on the knowledge acquired during the conception of Rimac’s $1 million electric supercar.
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