Brammo has just opened a plant in Hungary that will produce more than 600 motorcycles a month. The Flextronics production facility in Sárvár, Hungary will produce the Enertia and Enertia Plus Brammo models for North America, Europe, and Asian customers. “Now that our new facility has begun production, we have a significant number of customer [...]
You might have noticed, if you paid attention to the 2011 Isle of Man TT, that the TT Zero was dominated by the riders and crew from MotoCzysz. The team’s two riders took both first and second place in the event, thanks to the MotoCzysz E1pc all-electric superbike. MotoCzysz and Dow Kokam A recent announcement [...]
Steve Atlas and his Brammo motorcycle were untouchable during the opening round of the 2011 TTXGP series. Atlas took the win during Saturday’s race, and backed up his performance with another impressive win on Sunday. Atlas and the Brammo team had little competition at Infineon. Only four riders took to the grid this weekend, as [...]
The electric motorcycle racing season is about to begin. The TTXGP will head to the Infineon Raceway in California next week for the first round of the season. The TTXGP will be sponsored this year by A123 Systems, a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate™ lithium ion batteries and systems. A123 will be one of [...]
When you buy a bike, you’re probably going to consider the MPG. But what if you buy an electric bike? How do you determine the range of a bike that isn’t powered by gas? Electric motorcycle manufacturers have their own ways of determining a bike’s range, but there isn’t an industry standard. The MIC hopes [...]
Just a few days after Polaris acquired Indian Motorcycle, Polaris announced another company that will reside in its garage. Polaris will acquire Global Electric Motorcars, a subsidiary of Chrysler. GEM, based in Fargo, North Dakota, manufacturers electric powered vehicles. Polaris now has the oldest motorcycle manufacturer in US history with Indian Motorcycle, as well as [...]
The Loudon Classic is America’s oldest motorcycle race. The prestegious race will be celebrating its 88th year this year, and to do so, they’ll be inviting America’s youngest racing championship, the TTXGP, to participate. The TTXGP will run during the 88th Loudon Classic this year at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on June 18th. “We [...]
Zero Motorcycles, the global leader in the electric motorcycle industry, today announced that its long-time CEO, Gene Banman, is retiring from the operational management of the company. Banman joined the company as COO in 2007 as employee number nine. Within 60 days he became CEO and led the effort to find professional investors to get [...]
Electric motorcycles continue to gain popularity, and are slowly becoming mainstream vehicles. Because of this, the Motorcycle Industry Association has announced its intent to launch the eMCI, a “partner” association which would deal primarily with alternative fuel motorcycles. The MCI believes that there is a huge potential for electric motorcycles, and promises to “proactively promote [...]
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