As Japanese companies snub electric motorcycles, Harley to sell e-motos in Japan
Harley-Davidson expects to bring its electric motorcycles to Japan by next year, according to the company’s CEO.
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Harley-Davidson selling out its newest electric motorcycle in 18 minutes highlights pent-up demand
When Harley-Davidson first unveiled its original LiveWire electric motorcycle and began taking orders nearly four years ago, the industry was largely in consensus about the bike itself. It scored impressive marks and high acclaim for performance and style, but its sales suffered due to the original lofty price of nearly $30,000 (though the price did drop to $22,000 after entering the LiveWire sub-brand). And so it’s no surprise that ever since the original launch, significant hype has been building for Harley-Davidson’s next lower-cost electric motorcycle.
Expand Expanding CloseHarley-Davidson pauses production for two weeks on all models, except for electric motorcycles
Milwaukee-based motorcycle company Harley-Davidson is feeling the sting of supply chain issues that have plagued major manufacturers for years. Now the company has been forced to pause production across all of its various motorcycles, with the exception of its LiveWire electric motorcycles.
Expand Expanding CloseHarley-Davidson’s LiveWire unveils more affordable Del Mar electric motorcycle, teases 3rd model
Harley-Davidson’s electric label LiveWire just announced its second electric motorcycle model, known as the Del Mar. The bike is a middleweight class motorcycle designed to be more affordable to a younger customer base.
[Note: This is a developing story. More details will follow as this article is updated.]
Expand Expanding CloseHarley-Davidson’s LiveWire drops teaser video for new electric motorcycle, to be unveiled next week
We’ve been waiting for years with bated breath for details regarding Harley-Davidson’s next upcoming LiveWire electric motorcycle. Now we’re getting the first real crumbs along with a short teaser video, plus an officially announced unveiling date of May 10th.
Expand Expanding CloseSee the Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle outfitted for police patrol use
Harley-Davidson’s motorcycles are frequently used for police motorcycles, though the latest bar-and-shield cop bike isn’t your typical Road King. Instead, Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire electric motorcycle is now getting the police treatment.
Expand Expanding CloseHarley-Davidson’s electric motorcycle brand LiveWire plans to sell 100,000 bikes by 2026
Harley-Davidson has set out future sales goals for its LiveWire sub-brand that manufacturers and sells its all-electric motorcycles, aiming for a towering 100,000 units by 2026.
Expand Expanding CloseOver 50% of Harley-Davidson’s electric revenue came from selling kids’ e-bikes, not motorcycles
Harley-Davidson’s recent financial reports shed an interesting new light on its electric motorcycle operations. We’re now seeing more detail than ever before on where Harley’s electric-based revenue is coming from.
Expand Expanding CloseHarley-Davidson’s new lower-cost electric motorcycle coming in Q2 under LiveWire sub-brand
Harley-Davidson is riding high on its positive 2021 earnings report showing a huge 32% increase in revenue. Even more exciting news for electric motorcycle fans came in the company’s announcement on the earnings call that its next electric motorcycle, the LiveWire Del Mar, would be debuting next quarter.
Expand Expanding CloseHarley-Davidson’s new middleweight electric motorcycle platform could finally drop prices
Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire engineers have been hard at work for years developing multiple platforms of electric motorcycles. The original Harley-Davidson LiveWire bike that morphed into the LiveWire One under H-D’s new sub-brand gave us our first look at a high-powered electric Harley, but the manufacturer’s Arrow platform for a second electric motorcycle pushes that technology further with a new middleweight design that is likely to be easier on riders’ wallets.
Expand Expanding CloseHarley-Davidson’s LiveWire to become first publicly traded electric motorcycle company
Thanks to a new merger deal, Harley-Davidson’s electric motorcycle company known as LiveWire will become the first publicly traded electric motorcycle company in the US.
Expand Expanding ClosePolice are using Harley-Davidson’s electric motorcycles to patrol the COP26 climate summit
Any large public gathering is bound to draw a police presence to maintain safety and order. But at the COP26 climate summit currently underway in Scotland, the UK police are using a decidedly more environmentally appropriate form of patrol vehicle: Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire electric motorcycles.
Expand Expanding CloseHarley-Davidson’s LiveWire ONE electric motorcycle launches with dramatically lower price
Harley-Davidson today launched the first model under the company’s new all-electric brand, LiveWire. The first bike released with the new badging has been named the LiveWire ONE and comes with a significantly lower price than Harley-Davidson’s previous LiveWire electric motorcycle.
Expand Expanding CloseHarley-Davidson CEO ahead of new electric motorcycle launch: ‘Electrification is a given’
In less than three weeks, Harley-Davidson’s electric motorcycle line LiveWire will release its first bike under the new brand, and with full support of the company’s electric-friendly CEO.
Expand Expanding CloseHarley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle weight increase leads to bigger battery speculation
The Harley-Davidson LiveWire appears to be getting an update that affects some of its keys specs, namely weight and power.
Expand Expanding CloseNo, Harley-Davidson likely won’t cancel the LiveWire, the #1 selling US electric motorcycle
Harley-Davidson recently updated the Future Vehicles section of its website, removing some previously featured models. One of those models was an electric motorcycle, prompting speculation that the motorcycle manufacturer might be calling it quits on electric vehicles.
Expand Expanding ClosePorsche Taycan vs. Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric drag race: Watch who wins
What happens when you race four wheels against two in an electric vehicle drag race, pitting American muscle against European engineering?
Expand Expanding CloseHarley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle recalled after shutdown issue in 1% of bikes
Harley-Davidson is recalling all 2020 LiveWire electric motorcycles produced within a certain date range due to a power loss issue related to the charging circuitry.
Expand Expanding CloseHere’s how Harley-Davidson modified 2 adventure LiveWire motorcycles for a 15,000 mile trip
Harley-Davidson used a combination of unreleased components, design modifications and good old-fashioned ingenuity to turn two of their LiveWire electric motorcycles from urban roadsters to overlanding adventure motorcycles for the Long Way Up series.
Expand Expanding CloseWatch this rider set new drag racing record on her first H-D LiveWire electric motorcycle ride
Award-winning Pro-rider Angelle Sampey is no stranger to putting down fast track times. And now we’re getting a chance to see her put her skills to the test on a Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle, ultimately coming away with a new record-breaking performance.
Expand Expanding Close‘Long Way Up’ trailer gives new look at 13,000-mile electric Harley and Rivian trip
Late last year, actor Ewan McGregor and his longtime friend Charlie Boorman began a 13,000 mile (21,000 km) trip from the southern end of Argentina to Los Angeles. They traveled on a pair of Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycles with a pair of Rivian electric pickup trucks as support vehicles for a new show on AppleTV+…
Expand Expanding CloseHarley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle rider makes spontaneous 3,500 mile cross-country ride
Felix Stellmaszek is a spur-of-the-moment kind of guy; he says it’s just part of his personality. So when the Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle owner was prepping for a cross-country move from Atlanta to California, he went from thinking “maybe I’ll just ride my LiveWire all the way there” to hitting the road just a couple of days later.
Expand Expanding CloseLong Way Up epic 13,000-mile Harley-Davidson LiveWire e-motorcycle ride gets release update
When Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman set out from the southern tip of Argentina last year on a pair of Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycles, we knew that we’d eventually get to see their hemisphere-spanning trip in the new series Long Way Up.
And now we’re learning that the long wait will finally be over soon.
Expand Expanding CloseHarley-Davidson LiveWire rider completes Mexico to Canada electric border run
Sure, the Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle may be designed for urban riders, but that doesn’t mean it can’t handle long distance trips. At least that’s what Diego Cardenas just proved after completing a ride from the US-Mexico border to the US-Canada border to celebrate his 50th birthday!