Honda RC-E Concept – Electric Sport Bike

Honda has introduced their new electric motorcycle concept RC-E in Tokyo Motor Show.This brand new Honda electric motorcycle is using small LED lights for its lighting and signal systems which is installed in the front fairing and chassis built based on 250 cc motorcycle.Although Honda RC-E is only a concept but we can conclude that this design is a picture of Honda future electric sport bike.

2012 KTM Freeride E

Perhaps the idea of creating the 2012 KTM Freeride E is because the Swedish motorcycle maker finally believes that people can’t no longer depending on fossil fuel and that we have to found other energy sources to keep us going. The 2012 Freeride E is an electric off-road bike which gets its official introductory at the 2011 EICMA show in Milan – Italy. Although the main purpose of creating the electric off-road is to be driven off-road, but that doesn’t mean this bike can’t serve as your daily ride to the metropolitan areas. The facility which in charge in developing the 2012 KTM Freeride E is KTM R&D department in Austria. KTM has high confidence…

Vectrix Electric Superbike

Severe Italian engineers have carried out a long-standing dream of environmentalists – have created a motorcycle, driven by electricity. The model is called Vectrix Electric Super Bike – and indeed, for a motorcycle with electric Vectrix Electric Super Bike show incredible results. The maximum speed of the motorcycle is 200 km / h, and the battery charge is enough to do 20 laps on the Italian racetrack Vallelunga. Motorcycle design deserves special mention, not one “normal” bike, running on fuel, can not boast of anything like that.

Moto-Electra Racing Norton is the future of motorsport, says shepherd

A sheep farmer’s electric motorbike built in his barn is outperforming opponents with million-dollar development budgets. Brian Richardson has converted a 1950s Featherbed Norton – it has a range of 80 miles and can reach a top speed of 135mph. The conversion of a classic bike into a 21st-century green machine is seen as a major development in coaxing petrolhead bikers to switch to electric. When he’s not busy tending to his flock in the village of Blue Grass in Virginia, Richardson runs Moto-Electra Racing. His latest creation recently took second spot at the Infineon Raceway circuit, where the team was competing in the respected TTXGP North American Championship – a racing series for zero-emission…

Electric Scooter Startup Evolve Launching with Three Models

New York-based Evolve Motorcycles is set to launch with an initial product lineup of three electric scooter models. Founded by Benjamin Plum, Mazdack Rassi and Lex Kendall, Evolve will premiere its new Titanium, Neon and Helium electric scooters and preview two future design concepts at a launch event Oct. 6 in New York City. All three models are backed with a one-year warranty, 24/7 roadside assistance and the Evolve social networking app to connect with other riders. Each model comes ready for Garmin GPS connectivity while the Neon and Helium are equipped with smartphone charge points. Evolve claims a charge time of 2.5 hours for each model.Evolve’s biggest selling point may be its pricing plan…

2011 Brammo Empulse

2011 Brammo Empulse is one of the living proves that motorcycle is able to support the go green campaign. The Husqvarna E-go doesn’t have to save the mother nature alone as 2011 Empulse offers sportsbike with state-of-the-art electric technology. In short, 2011 model year of Brammo Empulse is electric sportsbike. Sounds impossible? Check out the overall look of the 2011 Brammo Empulse electric sportsbike. The most noticeable part is the huge batteries under the looks like tank. Yeah, how we suppose to refer that part? It looks like a tank, but it doesn’t fill with petrol, so there it goes… “looks like tank”. Oh, if it ever crossed your mind to ride the 2011 Empulse…

Zero Enters South American Market

Zero Motorcycles has signed a distribution deal with the Brazilian dealer network Grupo Izzo, bringing its electric motorcycles to first Brazil, and soon across South America. Brazil is one of the world’s fastest growing markets for motorcycles, a market Zero hopes to tap with its new distribution deal. Grupo Izzo is based mainly in Brazil with 11 locations, but has plans to expand into other South American countries. Zero Motorcycles has experienced exceptional growth throughout Europe, and now we are pleased to be expanding our sales and distribution channels to Brazil to continue the enhancement of Zero’s international reach,” says John Lloyd, vice president of world wide sales for Zero Motorcycles. “Our partnership with Grupo…

Sebastopol Police Buy Electric Zero Motorcycle

The police in Sebastopol Click for map, California have decided to go high-tech and ecological. Instead of patrolling their local parks on their normal Harley-Davidson motorcycles, or on foot, they have opted for an electric Zero Motorcycle Open link in a new window. The electric motorcycle is equipped with police markings, lights and sirens The US$6,000 motorcycle will be used to silently patrol the natural parks in their area. According to the Sergeant in charge of the bike “Going down a trail, where I would not normally hear someone talking in the bush line, I can hear them”.That means it’s the end of couples necking in the woods. Now you can be heard, while you’ll…