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January of 2010

 

Rate Toshiba Super-Charge Ion Battery Launched

Original at ScooteringUSA external link    Fri, Jan 29

By Brian With the number of electric scooters coming out in the market today, Toshiba offers a new battery SCiB battery for consumer use. These batteries are made from nano-based technology and are noted for its rapid charging capability of 90% charge in less than 5 minutes. Initial market develop...

Rate Yamaha Set to Launch Battery Electric Scooters in Asia

Original at ScooteringUSA external link    Sun, Jan 24

By Brian These scooters will be backed by electric batteries. They will target Taiwan next and then Europe. India and China electric scooter manufacturers have so far been active in the electric scooter market sector and now with the entry of Yamaha, a new player should give them a run for their mone...

Rate BSA Launches New Electric Scooters

Original at ScooteringUSA external link    Thu, Jan 7

By Brian Another electric scooter that was launched by BSA was the “Roamer-Able”. This electric scooter boasts of an independent rear suspension for a more stable ride. It boasts of a motor powered by 500 watts and can reach a top speed of 40 KMPH. Its unique reversing feature makes parking easier for...

Rate 3 New Hero Scooters Launched

Original at ScooteringUSA external link    Tue, Jan 5

By Brian Hero Electric has launched three new electric scooters with the E-Sprint (Rs 32,470), Zippy (Rs 17,900) and the Optima (Rs 32,976). Hero is aiming to sell 45,000 units for 2010-11 and will start exporting to other countries like Latin America, Canada and other SAARC countries the next fi...

December of 2009

 

Rate New Models to Revive Scooter Market

Original at ScooteringUSA external link    Sun, Dec 27

By Brian The demand is growing and scooter manufacturers have their work cut out for them. That is more than enough reason to conclude that the scooter market is officially growing and that leading manufacturers such as Honda, Suzuki, and TVS are increasing their output to satisfy the growing dem...

Rate Peugeot Returns to Electric Scooters

Original at MotorcycleUSA.com external link    Tue, Dec 15

Peugeot plans a return to the electric scooter market by 2011 with its E-Vivacity scooter. While green rides are all the rage the past few years, ...

Rate The best electric scooter reviewsVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Dec 12

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Rate Vmoto Set to Make Electric Scooters

Original at ScooteringUSA external link    Wed, Dec 9

By Brian Vmoto will be making new electric scooters, merging with E-Max to form one new company set to unveil a new line of electric scooters to satisfy the growing demand in the market today. Vmoto will be owning 60% of the new company where it will buy assets and property from E-Max. The remaining 40%...

Rate The Short, Strange Trip of Nathan Abbott: A Cautionary Tale

Original at Wired News external link    Mon, Nov 30

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The Enertia is to electric motorcycles what the Tesla Roadster is to electric cars. It's designed to not only be functional, but fun. ... and more »

November of 2009

 

Rate New Electric Scooter Franchise Offered to SsangYong

Original at ScooteringUSA external link    Fri, Nov 27

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By Brian Don’t be surprised if you see a different kind of scooter at the SsangYong stores. If you happen to come across the E-Motive brand, chances are this is the new scooter brand that is being offered for distribution by Koelliker. These new line of electric scooters should more variety and reven...

Rate Hero Electric to start exports to Lat Am, Europe by FY10 end

Original at Business Standard external link    Tue, Nov 24

We are now talking to distributors in Latin America and Europe for selling and promoting our electric scooters in those markets. ...

Rate XOR X02 Urban Transporter

Original at ScooteringUSA external link    Fri, Nov 20

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By Brian It seems that the next thing that electric scooters need these days to get noticed is if it is foldable. Apparently that was taken into consideration for the XOR X02 Urban Transporter. This electric scooter can fold into a cube for easy storage and then attached to a luggage cart which you can...

Rate XOR's folding electric scooters: a new relationship with your wheels

Original at Gizmag external link    Wed, Nov 18

The XO2 electric scooter is a fine example - it'll behave fairly similarly to a regular electric scooter on the road, but when you get where you're going, ...

Rate BSA Motors launches five models of Electric Scooters

Original at Economic Times external link    Mon, Nov 16

“The electric scooter market in India is currently estimated at Rs 400 crore. The industry is expected to double in a year's time and we hope BSA Motors ... and more »

Rate Bladefish Sea Scooters

Original at ScooteringUSA external link    Mon, Nov 16

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By Brian The Bladefish Sea Scooters are portable and can be carried around freely. They recharge faster and are pretty much compact compared to the first ones we have seen before. All models include computer controlled circuitry, double seals and a battery life meter. They come at different models...

Rate New price for Brammo's Enertia electric motorcycle - $7995

Original at Examiner.com external link    Thu, Nov 12

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Many makers are selling electric scooters with a step through design and a limited speed, but the A&R blog post goes on to explain that an anti-scooter ... and more »

Rate EVT America Bugged for Slow Scooter, No Lemon Law Refund

Original at ScooteringUSA external link    Sun, Nov 1

By Brian The EVT Scooter (model Z20b) was purchased online. But the problem here is that it took him a year to figure it out. Electric scooters have been known to go slower than conventional gas scooters. But the point here is that the company promised a scooter that could run for 40-45 MPH. But the proble...

October of 2009

 

Rate Yamaha Unveils New X-Max Scooters

Original at ScooteringUSA external link    Mon, Oct 19

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By Brian Yamaha unveils a couple of new scooters made of new rigid frames, increased storage capacity and luxury dashboard designs with the X-Max 250 and the X-Max 125. Armed with 250cc and 125cc engines, these new scooters are said to be more flexible owing to their new footboard position. The new f...

Rate Lohia Auto looking for 90,000 electric scooter sales in 4-5 years

Original at ScooteringUSA external link    Mon, Oct 19

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By Scootering USA “We want to be a market leader in India. In the next 4-5 years, we aim to sell 90,000 units of electric scooters in the domestic market. It’s an ambitious target. We are targeting 20 per cent of the two-wheeler EV market by 2014,” he said, adding the firm, which entered the electric scooters mark...

Rate BMW C1-E Scooter Unveiled

Original at ScooteringUSA external link    Wed, Oct 7

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By Brian BMW has officially unveiled its ticket to the whole electric scooter craze as it unveils the BMW C1-E scooter. The new electric scooter will feature an electric motor that is run on lithium-ion batteries while offering zero emissions as well. And based on the image above, it is not just a sco...

Rate BSA Announces Five New Scooter Models for India

Original at ScooteringUSA external link    Tue, Oct 6

By Brian BSA Motors has unveiled five new scooters which carry an engine capacity of 250 to 800 watts. The new scooters will be priced in the vicinity of Rs 19,450 and Rs 27,200, broadening the potential scooters options for the growing demand in New Delhi. After a positive response from their earlie...

Year 2009

 

Rate BSA Motors Unveils 5 New Scooter Models

Original at ScooteringUSA external link    Fri, Sep 18

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By Brian BSA Motors has unveiled five new electric scooters in Gujarat as the demand for scooters continue to rise. With India becoming a attractively large market for scooter use, these five new electric scooter models provide an array of potential two-wheeled bikes which should satisfy the tr...

Rate New Electric Dragsters Beat Gas Guzzlers

Original at KBIA external link    Mon, Aug 3

His shop also houses an electric lawn mower, electric garden tractor, electric forklift, electric scooters. Oh, and a Honda Insight hybrid too. ...

Rate Electric motorcycles at the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days ...

Original at Examiner.com external link    Thu, Jul 30

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What happens when quiet clean electric motorcycles show up at an annual motorcycle get-together? While one might think the hard core bikers would shun ... and more »

Rate These 5 Underdogs Are No Dogs

Original at Motley Fool external link    Wed, Jul 29    4 related articles

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In a 19-store test on the West Coast, Best Buy will begin selling electric scooters, bicycles, motorcycles, and even Segways. If it's successful, it might ... and more »

Rate Vectrix: Joys and Perils of Being First

Original at EV World external link    Thu, Jul 16

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After years of pioneering efforts for high performance electric scooters Vectrix is now changing status. Announcements of an expected ... Best of Times, Worst of Times: Piaggio Announces Hybrid Scooter ...About - News & Issues RI electric scooter maker lays off workersBoston Globe

Rate Ashland motorcycles do well

Original at Mail Tribune external link    Tue, Jun 16

 OR Brammo came in third in the pro class, with an average speed of 75 mph. The pro class is a division for electric motorcycles designed as professional racing bikes. Barefoot narrowly missed getting first place in the open class, a division for street ...

Rate Best Buy to sell electric motorcycles, bikes

Original at Bizjournals.com external link    Mon, Jun 15

 NC The retailer is embracing the e-bike concept, preparing to begin selling next month an electric motorcycle made by Brammo. Powered bicycles made by Currie Technologies and Ultra Motors also are planned, according to a report in Bicycle Retailer and ...

Rate Tom Montano Uses Alpinestars AST in TTXGP

Original at MotorcycleUSA.com external link    Wed, Jun 10

 OR On Friday June 12th, the roar of internal combustion echoing through the villages and mountains will be replaced by the whine of electric motors as 17 high- performance electric motorcycles take on the Isle. While many an Alpinestars-armored rider have ...

Rate Struggling US scooter, motorcycle industry counts on stimulus tax ...

Original at Los Angeles Times external link    Sun, May 10    7 related articles

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 CA 17, California offered a $1500 rebate for certain electric scooters, but there were so many applications that funding for the $1.8 million program for alternative fuel vehicles ran out. Recently, state air quality regulators approved an additional $5 ...

Rate California company unveils electric motorcycle

Original at WOAI external link    Sun, Apr 26

 TX If companies like Tesla are making electric cars cool, Zero could be the one to make electric motorcycles a viable option. Zero's CEO Gene Banman says it's really all about the battery. The "S" can stay light and nimble because of Zero's battery ...

Rate HCF 707 Pacelite Electric Scooter

Original at ScooteringUSA external link    Thu, Apr 2

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By Brian Here is a well-made scooter that is sure to be a great buy for people looking for a reliable two-wheeled bike. Pegged as one of the well made scooters of its class, the HCF 707 Pacelite electric scooter boasts of a full suspension ride is extremely smooth and reliable. It also provides a powerf...

Rate Highway Legal Scooters Coming Soon

Original at ScooteringUSA external link    Thu, Mar 19

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By Brian For those unfamiliar with the MP3 500, it’s a scooter/motorcycle hybrid that attempts to get rid of the girlie, Audrey Hepburn image of the Vespa. It offers a little more speed and heft, but with two front wheels maintains the stability of a scooter. There is even a switch so drivers don’t hav...

Rate Taiwan Government Releases Subsidy for Scooter Manufacturers

Original at ScooteringUSA external link    Mon, Mar 16

By Brian The Taiwanese government wants 160,000 new electric scooters on the road over the next four years. The sheer size of this initiative may speed development of better batteries, standardization of connectors, and lift the level of testing to new levels, according to Bing Ming Lin of Indus...

Rate Electric Scooters, Mopeds and Bicycles from EcoElectricScooters.com

Original at ScooteringUSA external link    Sat, Mar 14

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By Brian Everyone is going green and bikes, mopeds and scooters are spearheading the cause for eco-friendly transportation. To combat the high oil prices of the previous year, the entrepreneurial team of Pamela Wilson and Kathleen Bonnar united and launched www.EcoElectricScooters.com in Dec...

Rate It's electric!

Original at New Times SLO external link    Wed, Mar 11

 CA BY KYLIE MENDONCA There are two things a person should know about electric vehicles: first, electric scooters and bikes are pretty affordable, considering the cost of gas, insurance, and parking—even for students. And second, they’re not dorky; ...

Rate BenZhou Group Introduces High Speed Electric & Hybrid Scooters - PR Web

Original at PR Web external link    Sat, Feb 21

Recently BenZhou ventured into the field of Electric Scooters and quickly became one of the leading exporters of Electric Scooters to over 40 countries with over 50 different models of scooters shipping over 2,00000 units a year. ...

Rate The Least Eco-Friendly Motorcycle Ever

Original at Green Daily external link    Tue, Jan 6

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By Josh Loposer Personally, I recommend just buying a bike for short haul trips. Scooters, especially electric scooters are super efficient as well. Whatever you do, don't ever buy this homemade motorcycle on Craigslist. I could riff on it for a few thousand words, but I think it works best if you read the se...

Rate Honda Oree Electric Motorcycle Concept

Original at MotorcycleUSA.com external link    Tue, Jan 6

 OR - Featuring alternative two-wheeled designs, electric motorcycles and scooters were prominent. Yet there was one electric design that stood out in our minds, ...

Year 2008

 

Rate Motorino introduces new technology for electric scooters

Original at ScooteringUSA external link    Mon, Dec 1

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By Anthony B Popular manufacturer of electric scooters - Motorino - has recently introduced a new technology entitled CCT - Continuous Current Transmission - which is a power drive control system that is suppose to improve the performance of the scooter. Imagine those steep hills that are a barrier...

Rate Plug-in power: 100 percent electric vehicles on sale at North Fort ...

Original at Naples Daily News external link    Sun, Nov 30

 FL - Nov 30, 2008 The electric scooters are designed to go up to 37 miles an hour. They sell for $3495, making them cheaper than a similar gas-powered Vespa that sells for ...

Rate Lohia Group Oma, Fame electric scooters photo, price | DWS Auto India

Original at Dancewithshadows ver 3 external link    Fri, Nov 14

The two bikes have a top speed of 25 km an hour. Gupta also said that no registration or license would be required to drive the Oma and Fame. BSA had launched 5 electric scooters recently. LIA aims to sell 20000 units in 2008-2009 and ...

Rate New Shelbyville auto dealer plugging in to electric market

Original at Shelbyville News external link    Wed, Nov 12

 IN - Nov 12, 2008 They also sell three-wheel gasoline vehicles, electric scooters and bicycles. "We've had inquiries from as near as Lexington and Louisville, Ky., ...

Rate 7 Electric Motorcycles You Must See

Original at Treehugger external link    Mon, Nov 10

By Michael Graham Richard including 1 that does 0-60 MPH in 0.97 seconds) by Michael Graham Richard, Gatineau, Canada on 11.10.08 Cars & Transportation Electric Motorcycles: Cool and Green There's nothing wrong with "cool", and we have to admit that few vehicles are cooler than motorcycles (at least in theory...

Rate 7 Electric Motorcycles You Must See (including 1 that does 0-60 MPH in 0.97 seconds)

Original at Treehugger external link    Sun, Nov 9

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Electric Motorcycles: Cool and Green There's nothing wrong with "cool", and we have to admit that few vehicles are cooler than motorcycles (at least in theory - not all of us would ride one). You're basically sitting on an engine with wheels. Can't get much simpler than that. They're not alwa...

Rate Electric scooters now for sale at Tucson shop

Original at Arizona Daily Star external link    Tue, Nov 4

 AZ - Nov 4, 2008 The all-electric Vectrix is another step in the scooter direction, but Spreter says the Vectrix electric scooters use many of the same production quality ...

Rate G-Wiz manufacturer pledges to launch one new model a year

Original at VNU Business Publications LTD, London UK external link    Mon, Oct 27

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By Lem Bingley CM: We are at a nascent stage for this technology and nascent technologies need support. If there was a long-term favourable policy, you would see investments come in that would make the difference. A good example is what happened in China. In 1999, there were 40,000 electric two-wheelers i...

Rate Top eight electric scooters

Original at CNN external link    Wed, Oct 22

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 - Oct 22, 2008 We've chosen eight popular electric scooter models to see what kind of fit they would be for you. So what are you waiting for? Jump on!

Rate South Korean campaign: Use more electric scooters

Original at ScooteringUSA external link    Sat, Oct 18

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By Anthony B South Korean authorities in Seoul decided it was time to make an environment-friendly campaign, therefore they are in favour of the replacement of gas scooters for electric scooters. The number of 50cc scooters in Seoul is more than 50,000, and about half is used by food delivery service...

Rate EcoModo: The Best of Treehugger

Original at Gizmodo external link    Tue, Jul 1

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By Jason Chen With 30% of Americans saying they would consider riding a scooter—even some people we wouldn't expect to—and sales of scooters up by 200%, now seems like a perfect time to revisit some of our past scooter coverage and bring it all together. Here are some of our favorite electric scooters, i...

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