More adopters mean more uptime and more business Scooters are big in Taiwan. People use them there like we use cars here for everything from basic transportation to delivery. The island is small enough that range anxiety is less of an issue than it is here, and electric scooters have been going mainstream. Manufacturer Gogoro has taken […]
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Standard Swappable Batteries: The Future For Electric Scooters?
One battery to rule them all There are good intentions between every new electric motorcycle and scooter to roll out of well-established manufacturers and newborn startups’ creative minds. The issue they all face, however, is the same that’s been plaguing the EV industry for almost a decade: range anxiety and not-so-short charging times. People don’t like to […]
Alta Motors Pulls the Plug
It ain’t easy being green We always hear about electric vehicles startups sprouting like weed on the global market, but we rarely hear about what happens when things don’t work out. The electric motorcycle market could be losing a big player; Alta Motors has apparently stopped its operations. According to an anonymous source cited by Asphalt & Rubber, the grass […]
Steampunk-Looking E-Bike Is the Latest American Creation
Old meets new in funky-looking Tarform e-bike We’re getting really cool electric motorcycles designs—companies kind of have to stand out from an increasingly crowded market of startups who want to make the world a little better and need our money to do it. American company Tarform Motorcycles is the latest addition to the local e-builders […]
British Electric Invasion: Zapp’s High-Performance E-Scooter
Performance and scooter can go hand in hand The future of electric scooters lies in performance? The beauty of an electric powertrain is that you can get a lot of juice without having a big engine, and accelerations are insanely fun. While most scooters promote their cleanliness and absence of emissions, new Brit startup Zapp […]
The Mysterious Rumble is an E-Bike With Engine Noises
What if an e-bike, but louder? When I was a kid, the raddest toys you could have were those that made light and sound. At the very top of the list, the holy grail of light and sound toys, were Luke Skywalker’s X-Wing fighter and powerful Autobot rocket base Omega Supreme. I, being the kid […]
Arc Vector E-Bike To Debut At EICMA 2018
Connectivity is taking on a whole new meaning EICMA is set to begin in early November, and we’re already seeing a trickle of show-related teasers. A newcomer to the motorcycle game, or more specifically, to the electric motorcycle game, is aiming for the stars with a brand and model debut scheduled during the Milan show. British firm Arc […]
Energica Launches MotoE-Inspired Ego Sport Black
The Ego looks meaner than ever Italian electric motorcycle manufacturer Energica made the headlines last week not for a new model, but rather for its negative results on the financial market. Despite increasing sales, massive investments in MotoE have sent the company’s numbers down the drain. It ain’t easy being green! The good news is that it […]
Charging Bullet: Electric Royal Enfield That Will Go the Mile
Two guys and an e-Enfield are tackling the Land’s End to John o’Groats What happens when a British engineer takes an old 1961 Royal Enfield Bullet 350 and decides to flip it? Magic! That’s the challenge Fred Spaven, a mechanical engineer specialized in vintage motorcycles restoration, tackled: make an electric Royal Enfield. As fun as the undertaking […]
This Pocket Rocket Isn’t Your Typical Missile-Shaped E-Bike
The countdown to the launch has started With so many new competitors joining in the electric motorcycle race, we get to see e-bikes of all shapes and sizes, but none quite as explosive as the SOL Motors Pocket Rocket. Is it a bazooka? Is it a missile? Is it a bicycle rack? SOL calls it a “noped”—not […]
