Electric motorcycles and scooters

By Brian EVT America has been among the companies who are pushing for electric scooters. However it seems that one customer is far from being satisfied. Brett, a native of New York has sent a letter to the NY Atty. General for his complaints on this electric scooter which he claims is underperforming. W...

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...

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...

By Brian Razor USA has issued a voluntary recall for about 20,000 Razor E300 Electric Scooters due to a handlebar problem. These battery powered scooters apparently have defective welds which can reportedly detach and cause riders to lose control. The affected models include scooters with barc...

By Brian Piaggio will be launching new 100-150cc Vespa scooters this coming March 2010 in India. The announcement was made after PIaggio had supposedly restricted its India operations from producing light commercial vehicles although it is obvious that his move coincides with the growing dem...

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...

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...

By Brian Now that the Auto Moto has officially hit the market, expect a lot of other new electric scooters (or are they vehicles) come out. Actually there is already another one, called the Pulse which was released by Arcimoto. The Pulse can accommodate two passengers and can go as far as 50 to 100 mile...

By Brian It looks like India is up for some wide options of scooters for purchase as Britain-based Ultra Motor Company has unveiled two electric scooters for the Indian market. A few days ago, Yamaha and BSA unveiled their own fleet of scooters. Now two electric scooters, the Ultra Fun and Ultra Shak...

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...

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

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 »

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 »

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

Photo: Flickr, CC "Electric Vehicles" Mostly Means Electric Bikes, So Far... Petrobras, the semi-public Brazilian oil giant (the government of Brazil owns 55.7% of Petrobras' common shares with voting rights), has just built the first of what it hopes will be many electric charging stati...

 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 ...

 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 ...

The small scooter weighs just 100 pounds with the battery pack accounting for 40 pounds of the weight. The larger motorcycles use a lithium battery that is lighter, holds a charge longer, but is more expensive. The bigger electric motorcycles cost up ...

 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 ...

By Eric Loveday, Author, May 11th, 2009 Two electric motorcycles went head to head in a competition to see which one would hold the title of the fastest electric motorcycle in the motorcross category. The players included the Zero X motorcycle and the ...

 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 ...

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 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 ...

 Pakistan “We’re excited about doing more with less,” said Jim Norrod, chief executive of Segway, the maker of electric scooters. “Less emissions, less dependability on foreign oil and less space.” The 136 kg prototype runs on a lithium-ion battery and uses ...

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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...

By Brian Electric scooters still have their share of demand and as far as the Zeco Scooters are concerned, they are scheduled to finally arrive by April. ZECO has so far received eight orders from the public and it plans to sell between 500 and 1000 units within the next two years. Authorities have als...

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...

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...

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...

 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; ...

By Brian Here is a great electric scooter that your kids are going to love so be ready for it. The X-Treme X-10 Mini Electric Scooter. This little electric scooter is perfect for a child making the switch from push to electric. It’s a toned down version of those grown up electric scooters they’ll be scre...

 CA Starting in May at five stores on the West Coast, Best Buy will be selling the Brammo Enertia, an all-electric motorcycle that has potential to become the Chumby of the motorcycle world (well, perhaps that's not the best metaphor...). ...

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. ...

 IL Unencumbered by conventional thinking about how we design, manufacture, and sell high performance electric motorcycles, we're on a mission to turn heads and revolutionize our industry by combining the best aspects of a traditional motorcycle with ...

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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...

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

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...

 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 ...

ZAP produces the three-wheeled Xebra and several electric scooters and bikes. The Xebra, which retails for $11700, has a 25-mile range per charge of its lead acid battery with a maximum speed of 40 miles per hour. ...

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 ...

 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., ...

 - ZAP runs a seasonal rental outlet in Punta del Este, a beach resort destination on the Atlantic where it will rent electric scooters, bicycles and showcase ...

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...

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...

 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 ...

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...

 - 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!

 New Zealand - Oct 20, 2008 The scooter resembles a 50cc petrol equivalent, and has a top speed of 35kmh and flat terrain range of about 70km. There are now about 400 electric scooters ...

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...

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...

By racermike39 After experimenting with an EZ-GO 36V golf cart, an Elec-Trak E-14, and a couple of electric scooters, we decided to go for a real conversion. We test fit the Elec-Trak 12 HP 36V motor before we spent any money. Next we monuted the motor.