electric motorcycles
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Lightning Strikes..
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American electric firm Lightning appear to be working on a new off-road-focussed plug-in adventure bike. Exposed in design pictures registered in China, the new machine looks set to go toe to toe with the Italian-made Energica Experia, which stole the march on battery-powered adventure bikes back in May. The filing has been made by Lightning…
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Triumph TE-1 takes to the track!
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British built electric bike wows at Oulton Park with production models now in development… Triumph have announced the end of their TE-1 electric motorcycle development programme by producing an aggressive 175bhp sports naked capable of hitting 100mph faster than a combustion-engined Speed Triple 1200RS. But, before you go reaching for your credit card, the TE-1…
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Hydrogen – Toyota’s swappable solution?
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Could Toyota’s clever hydrogen technology pave the way for the future of motorcycling? The Japanese automotive giant has found a way to safely use hydrogen as a fuel – and this could be the start of the next wave of clean, green vehicles to hit the road. For years the motorcycle industry has been speculating…
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More affordable LiveWire breaks cover
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Harley-Davidson LiveWire S2 Del Mar breaks cover That’s right. Harley-Davidson has released a cheaper version of its flagship electric motorcycle – and it’s expected to be nearly 10 grand cheaper than the original. The second-generation LiveWire (or more accurately the LiveWire S2 Del Mar) is essentially a simplified, more affordable follow-up to the original electric…
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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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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…
