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 [...]
The Isle of Man TT has again added the all-electric TT Zero event to its schedule for the 2011 running. The TT Zero will be held on Wednesday, 8 June, during TT week and will be an official race of the meet. This is the second time that it will be included in the authorized [...]
I have never bought into the adage that “loud pipes save lives.” However, the extreme quiet of one of the motorcycles involved in what is billed as the ”World’s First Zero Emissions Race” may have contributed to an accident that seriously injured a 50-year-old bicyclist in Vancouver, Canada earlier this month. The zero emissions race started [...]
Written by Taryn Kukucka, Courtesy of AllAboutBikes.com We can’t seem to get away from the electric motorcycle craze here at AllAboutBikes, and lately I feel like that’s all I’ve been talking about. The benefits of going electric are obvious, and now even the California Energy Commission is taking notice. Zero Motorcycles, the global leader for [...]
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