Electric Bike
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17-year-old’s design could revolutionise electric vehicles
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An American teenager has discovered a way to sustainably manufacture electric vehicles without rare-earth magnets.
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Langen’s electric future
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Langen Technology has just announced that it’s developing a new modular battery system. You’ll likely have never heard of Langen Technology before, but the name probably sounds familiar. That’s because it’s a spin-off from the guys at Langen Motorcycles, which recently released a limited run two-stroke cafe racer that’s built and designed in the UK.…
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CFMOTO, Electric motorcycle, modular chassis…
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A leaked patent has given the world a glimpse of CFMOTO’s new modular electric motorcycle, which could become the basis for a whole range of models. A more in-depth look at its 300GT-E Chinese police bike has revealed that CFMOTO’s been very clever about how it’s designed its electric machine. The structure underneath can be…
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PATENTS: Is an electric BURGMAN on the way?
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Recently released patent documents suggest that Suzuki could be preparing to reveal a battery-powered version of its much-loved Burgman scooter. It feels like we’ve been talking about the future of the Suzuki Burgman for years, but a fresh set of patent documents suggests that we might see an electric version in the not-too-distant future. Suzuki’s…
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Can-Am returns! Electric motorcycle range on the way for 2024
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Can-Am hasn’t released a bike for years. But it looks as though that’s all about to change… Believe it or not, the Bombardier Recreational Products-owned brand has been out of the motorcycle game since the 1980s – but a recent announcement confirms it’s preparing to make a resurgence, with a range of electric bikes due…
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KTM reveals electric Duke
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KTM’s announced it’ll be joining its sister brand Husqvarna in the electric motorcycle market. The first ‘proper’ electric motorcycle to come from the Austrian factory will be the E-Duke. The Pierer group has been beavering away working on electric technology for a few years now, but up until this point most of the big innovations…
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MCIA challenges government petrol and diesel ban plans
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The Motorcycle Industry Association has published a new document entitled The Journey to a Brighter Destination, which outlines the reasons why motorcycles and scooters should not be included in the ban on petrol and diesel cars and vans, which is set to be introduced in 2030. It’s still not exactly clear what the plan is…
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BOLD claims from Harley-Davidson
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Harley-Davidson has outlined its expectations to sell 100,000 of its electric bikes by 2026. Okay, it might not have happened yet, but those numbers give a clear indication about how serious the iconic American factory is about the electric market. The investor prospectus states: ‘While the electric motorcycle market is in the early stages of…
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Damon Motors introduces 200hp ‘HyperFighter’
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The Canadian motorcycle manufacturer has just announced it’ll be producing a new high performance, high-tech streetfighter style electric motorcycle at the 2022 CES electronics show – and it’s called the HyperFighter. Built from the bones of Damon Motors’ existing HyperSport model which was announced two years ago, the HyperFighter essentially will be a stripped-back model…
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Yesterday marked the official end of the collaboration stage of the TE-1 project, with the completion of the prototype demonstrator, which is now fully ready for the next Triumph-led stage of the project to begin – the live testing programme. The unique collaboration between Triumph Motorcycles, Williams Advanced Engineering, Integral Powertrain Ltd, and WMG at…
