Electric Bikes
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WATCH THIS! Lightning Motorcycle’s LS-218 goes from 100-150mph in TWO SECONDS. Yep. TWO SECONDS!
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Lightning Motorcycles has just released a short video of its LS-218 electric superbike on the dyno – showing how quickly the world’s fastest electric motorcycle can accelerate from 100-150mph. One of the main advantages of electric motorcycles is their innate ability for fast acceleration. And there’s probably no better example than Lightning’s record-setting LS-218 electric…
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FIRST RIDE: NIU N1 electric scooter
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A NIU WAY FORWARD? WORDS: Ross // IMAGES: Mau In the UK, we’re getting closer to the introduction of ULEZ across major cities. For the uninitiated, the ULEZ (or the Ultra Low Emissions Zone) is a new scheme which aims to help improve air quality in big cities. It’s planned to be rolled out in…
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SuperNEX electric supersport motorcycle revealed at MC Live
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First announced at the 2018 EICMA International Motorcycle Show, KYMCO’s SuperNEX was unveiled to the UK public on KYMCO’s stand at Motorcycle Live – and O2W was on hand to record the occasion. Watch our video and see what you think. According to KYMCO, the SuperNEX has a revolutionary 6-speed transmission that allows riders to make…
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Do you ride an e-bike? Compulsory insurance could be coming to the UK
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If you’re an e-bike rider, you might soon need an expensive insurance policy to ride it legally. That’s because the European Commission has proposed updated laws, which would mean you’ll need the same level of insurance cover as any other motor vehicle. Last month, the European Commission issued a statement, including a paragraph which clarified…
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AMAZING: When Zero RS electric bike meets Ducati Panigale… electric drool…
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OK, so NOW we’re properly wanting one of these – it’s the outcome of a Zero RS electric bike and a Ducati Panigale – it’s absolutely beautiful. Made to order by Hollywood Electrics, the bike has been given a liquid cooling kit for the electric motor to boost performance plus a host of other parts.…
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Meet the Mankame EP-1. 500km and 432Nm of torque… if it ever gets off the drawing board.
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So far, this looks like just another electric superbike – all swoopy lines and big brakes. But this, the Mankame EP-1 can apparently run for 500km on a single charge. Yep, 500km between charges. That’s the claim made by Indian company Mankame which also says that the bike’s battery pack can put out 18.4kWh (24.6bhp)…
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Buell set to return (again) with all-new electric motorcycle
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Erik Buell has a new project in the works – and this time, he’s going electric. After numerous incarnations of the Buell brand, he’s now teaming up with New York-based boutique manufacturer Vanguard Motorcycles and French racing technology company Spark Racing Technology – to create a new electric motorcycle brand, VanguardSpark Motorcycles. After the recent…
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Royal Enfield working on an electric motorcycle
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Most of the big players in the motorcycle world are beginning to invest in electric technology – and Royal Enfield is the latest to join the ranks, with its Company President Rudratej Singh confirming there’s an electric RE in the works. More specifically, Singh said: “Royal Enfield has several projects in the pipeline and the…
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BMW Boss: “The electric motorbike does not interest us, we are betting everything on the scooter”
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Our friends at Motociclismo Italy have been speaking to Stephan Schaller, Managing Director of BMW, about the Bavarian brand’s green future. Schaller said; “Two-wheeled electric vehicles will increase, but I believe that their diffusion will be limited to vehicles that will move in the city, basically will be scooters like our C Evolution or the…
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First ride: Energica Ego
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Are electric bikes the future or an abomination? Can you have the same riding enjoyment when there is next to no engine noise and you don’t feel the pistons pumping life into the machine? Can they be cost effective? There are many questions that us ‘traditional’ riders ask when faced with electric bikes, but…
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