Electric Bikes
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2015 Zero electric motorcycles review
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2015 Zero electric motorcycles review | From $9845 | 67bhp | 106lb-ft | Permanent high-temp magnet brushless motor Tested by: Alan Cathcart Photos: Kevin Wing The American electric motorcycle industry, (and so by definition the world’s), is on the brink of attaining critical mass, with the unveiling last year of Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire concept E-cruiser,…
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Living with an electric motorcycle: The truth | Brammo Empulse R road test
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Editor John Milbank spent a few days with a Brammo Empulse R electric motorcycle to find out if it’s time to ditch the pump. Photos: Simon Hipperson This bike probably isn’t for you. Chances are you enjoy a good thrash at the weekend, touring to far flung reaches of the globe, or racking up miles on…
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2014 Brammo Empulse R review | First UK ride
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Brammo Empulse R: £15,350 | 54bhp@4500rpm | 66lb-ft | Liquid-cooled electric motor Tested by: John Milbank Photos: Joe Dick If you have an irrational hatred of electric vehicles, you’d best stop reading, because this might upset you: Electric bikes are here to stay, and they’re getting more fun with every new machine. Currently the world’s…
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2014 BMW C Evolution electric scooter review
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Tested by Bruce Wilson It’ll do 75mph, has a range of over 60 miles and takes just four hours to charge from flat. This is the BMW C Evolution. From a distance it looks like any other maxi-scoot, but it’s powered by batteries. Three of them, to be precise. BMW broke the ice on…
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Agility Motors Saiette R | EXCLUSIVE electric bike review
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£16,770 | 96.5bhp | 93.7lb-ft | Advanced axial flux permanent magnet DC motor An RS250 with a 1400cc V-twin engine. That was the vision of Lawrence Marazzi, CEO of Agility Global when he founded the company five years ago – a compact bike with lightweight handling and huge torque. The business is based in…
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Electric bikes are our future!
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A new breed of electric-powered off-road bikes are changing the way youngsters are getting into motorcycling, says Marc Potter. For the first time ever, electric-powered off-road bikes are now a truly viable alternative to petrol power, with firms like Kuberg, OSET and Mecatechno coming into the UK and lighting the imaginations of children and…
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VECTRIX VX-1
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£7200 www.emissionsfree.co.uk The Vectrix VX-1 is the most well-known electric scooter. It has a maxi scooter presence but can still be ridden on a CBT. Not cheap. Twist & Go issue reviewed: N/A Tech Spec Engine: Electric Gearbox: Automatic Licence required: A1 Fuel tank size: N/A We say: Competent but expensive.
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2009 Mavizen TTX01 review
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Mavizen, the company behind the TTX01 superbike and promoters of the first ever zero-emissions international motorcycle race, have salubrious new headquarters in Gerard’s Cross, South Bucks. That’s where I found myself the last week of January. Chris Hodder, government relations executive of the BMF, was there too. We were to share the honour of being…
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