Need a little help restoring that old motorcycle that has been sitting in your basement? Chopper College will soon be offering online courses so that you can get help when you need it, wherever you are. The online courses will be focused on eco-friendly, electric and bio-diesel motorcycles. The Minneapolis-based technical school has just teamed [...]
The electric motorcycle market is small, but growing. In 2012, eco-conscious bikers will get to choose from an expanding lineup, which now includes an entry from Volta. Zero and Brammo are currently the industry leaders in the EV motorcycle segment. But Volta will bring some healthy competition to the market. Volta’s BCN motorcycle will reportedly [...]
Sedgeway Racing Motoczysz remain the team to beat in the 2011 Isle of Man SES TT Zero race with both of their riders – Mark Miller and Michael Rutter – sitting on top of the qualifying session. Conditions were perfect for the second practice as all nine of the bikes for Wednesday’s Race lined up [...]
The electric motorcycle market is rapidly growing around the world. More and more motorcycles and scooters powered by electricity are hitting the road, and some experts predict that the number of electric two wheel vehicles on the road could be well above the 100 million within the next 5 years. Currently, there are about 17 [...]
Zero Motorcycles started back in 2006 with Neil Saiki and his wife, Lisa, building the first electric-powered motorcycles in their garage in Scotts Valley, California. From that typically entrepreneurial beginning – when the company was actually named Electricross – Saiki guided the company to where it is now; over 60 employees, large-scale production facilities and [...]
Chip Yates and his Swigz Racing electric motorcycle have already made history, but with their ambitious drive and unparallelled technology, they’ll be making history for a longtime to come. Yates just set an unofficial land speed record at the Mojave Mile, reaching a speed of 190.6mph. Yep, Chip Yates rides the fastest electric motorcycle in [...]
Zero Motorcycles can now say that they serve the entire North American market – or at least the three largest nations in terms of rider numbers and economy – with the addition of Mexico to their growing list of nations where Zero models can be purchased. Dofesa Aventura was selected to handle all sales and [...]
Get ready for history to be made. Chip Yates and the Swigz Racing Team will be heading to Pikes Peak this year, where they will be competing with an electric motorcycle. But don’t think that they are going to be satisfied with just competing. Yates has proved that his motorcycle can not only compete with [...]
BMW makes some of the most sophisticated motorcycles on the market, but they haven’t ventured into the electric market just yet. In fact, electric motorcycles haven’t found permanent homes at any of the major motorcycle manufacturers. But that doesn’t mean that we can’t dream. Miika Mahonen, a student at the Academy of Art University, has [...]
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