The little Husky is a quiet alternative to traditional 50cc dirt bikes. Husqvarna introduced an unexpected addition to its off-road fleet at EICMA. The EE5 is a small electric dirt bike that kids will be able to zoom around on without upsetting the neighbors with the buzz of a gasoline engine. Husky designed the EE5 to be roughly equivalent […]
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Harley-Davidson Livewire Debuts At EICMA
Now new details release though. This past Labour Day weekend, at the company’s 115th-anniversary celebration in Millwaukee, Harley-Davidson unveiled the production prototype of its first electric lady, the LiveWire. Since then, Harley fans and detractors have been eagerly awaiting more information about this all-new innovation from the all-American motorbike manufacturer. EICMA was set to be the platform for the model’s official […]
What’s Voltu Building And Why Is It Taking Them So Long?
While the Motu-X flounders, Voltu appears to be looking beyond motorcycles. Among the numerous budding electric motorcycle manufacturers out there, Voltu has been particularly silent as of late. Is this a sign that the company is going under, like Alta? It seems not, as Voltu has applied for a patent for their electric vehicle propulsion control system. Voltu has fallen off the […]
Kymco Shoots For The Big Time With SuperNEX
Whatever this is, it’s not a scooter. When you think Kymco, what do you think? Scooters? Tiny, disposable, small-displacement motorcycles like the Spade? Electric bikes? What about electric superbike? No? If not no one would blame you since Kymco made its bones selling friendly, accessible transportation appliances and not, say, bikes that’d set your hair on fire. That […]
Ducati Goes Electric With New MIG-RR E-Bicycle
Propelled by Desmodromic pedaling. Ducati plans on showing its 2019 lineup on Sunday, November 4, 2018, ahead of EICMA with little to no indications as to what we can expect. As though to feed us a little something to help us wait until then, the brand has unveiled its first electric bike. This e-bike doesn’t […]
Zapp Unleashes New Electric Monster Super-Scooter
This is what we call a sleeper. The appeal of electric scooters isn’t performance: it can be versatility, fuel economy, mobility, and sometimes might even be looks—they’re so darn cute! But never performance. Or so we thought: a British manufacturer has decided to prove us wrong by unleashing a beast of electric scooter, and it’s still pretty […]
Arc Continues To Tease the Vector Before EICMA
Details continue to trickle out about this bike from the future. As the run-up to EICMA continues, Arc continues to release a small trickle of details about the Vector, its futuristic electric motorcycle that will be unveiled during the show in Milan, Italy. A new heavily shadowed picture of the Vector shows the front of the […]
Favorite Five Funky Electric Bike Designs
The imagination knows no bounds The wonderful thing about electric motorcycles is just how creatively funky some designers get when it comes to giving the segment a shot. Because the usual components such as the clutch and transmission levers, the exhaust system or the multiple fluid conducts aren’t in the way, it gives companies a lot of […]
Evoke’s New Batteries May Charge In 15 Minutes
Quick charge batteries could change the face of electric motorcycling. Chinese electric motorcycle manufacturer Evoke is experimenting with a new battery design that would allow a nearly full recharge in just 15 minutes, a vast improvement over the hours recharging takes currently. This would match Gaius Automobile’s recently announced Rapide 3 electric cargo bike, but apply to the […]
Electric Dreams: Matt Tkocz’s Bonkers SASUGA E-Bike Concept
Well, this rules Matt Tkocz is a Polish-born, German-raised artist and designer based in Los Angeles, California. He works primarily in the film industry but seems to do a lot of work in the games and advertising industries as well. A quick look at his online portfolio shows a prodigiously talented nerd into Star Wars, giant robots, […]
