Electric Bike
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News Bite: Lightweight LIVEWIRE
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Last year Harley-Davidson announced it was going to be releasing all of its electric endeavours under a new name: LiveWire. And now it’s revealed its first major innovation – the introduction of a new bike which uses the motor in place of a traditional frame. The Arrow makes use of a large drive block (which…
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Ducati’s MotoE racer: The V21L
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Last month we told you that Ducati will be the sole supplier of bikes for the MotoE World Championship from 2023 – but following the bike being tested at Misano, we’ve now got a bit more information about the bike that’s going to be competing. Ducati’s going to be taking over the MotoE contract from…
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Urban policing – three wheels to be the future?
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Northamptonshire Police is looking to the future with the help of White Motorcycle Concepts’ WMC300FR three-wheeler. The WMC300FR from White Motorcycle Concepts is a hybrid electric scooter that’s been specially designed as a first-aid vehicle for rescue workers and the Police – and it claims to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 50 per cent…
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A hydrogen powered future as Kawasaki and Yamaha team up
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Two of the biggest names in motorcycling are joining forces to work on a hydrogen-powered engine. While electric motorcycles and scooters seem to be getting a lot of attention of late there’s still work to be done to investigate the viability of hydrogen powered motorcycles. That’s why Kawasaki and Yamaha are collaborating with Mazda, Subaru…
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Electric Kawasakis? There’re THREE coming in 2022!
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The Japanese factory has confirmed it’s going to be revealing three electric motorcycles in the next year. The electric motorcycle and scooter market is growing and growing, but aside from Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire (and Ducati’s MotoE machine) we’re yet to see any big electric bikes from any of the bigname manufacturers. That’s about to change, with…
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Smartphone manufacturer produces Sportbike under the Segway brand…
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We brought you news of this funky sportbike for the future a few months ago but with more details emerging, We thought it was about time to take another look. Owned by Chinese technology giant Xiaomi (the world’s second largest manufacturer of smartphones), Segway’s best known for its two-wheeled, self-balancing personal transport thing, but more…
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Yamaha powered push-bikes…
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Yamaha Motor has announced that it has signed an agreement with Hero Motors Limited — which owns Hero Cycles, India’s largest bicycle manufacturer—to establish a joint venture company for the manufacture of Hub-mounted drive units for electrically power-assisted bicycles (eBikes). The joint venture is scheduled to be established by the end of this November, with…
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5000 miles around the UK on an electric bike – for under £19!
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Curt Langan has just completed a 5000-mile circumnavigation of the UK in 21 days, riding an electric Zero S motorcycle. Is this the proof we’ve been waiting for that you can cover big miles on an electric bike? Zero has made a big name for itself over the past few years. It’s earned a reputation…
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REVEALED: Benelli’s FIRST electric motorcycle
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The Chinese company behind the Italian brand has just revealed its first prototype electric motorcycle at the 2021 Beijing Motor Show– and we’ve got our hands on the design drawings. Built by QJ Motors, the QJ7000D will be sold under the Benelli brand in most markets, which means we can expect a slightly catchier name…
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Quick spin electric special – the commuter solution
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By Bob Pickett. Previously, we reviewed the Zero SR/F. The results were impressive, but as always the up-front cost was an issue for many. What if the difference in price was minimal? According to research by eBike vendor Urban eBikes, in 2016 the average journey was just 17 miles, suggesting the kind of commuter run…
