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Classic-styled Indian Motorcycles could soon have car-style LCD infotainment screens instead of traditional grandfather-clock-styled dials. Steve Menneto, vice president of motorcycles for Polaris Industries, Indian’s parent company, told an American business conference this week that the classic bikes could be going more futuristic with the infotainment screens. How they manage to integrate the design …
If you think electric motorcycles won’t become mainstream in your lifetime, think again. One of the biggest hurdles to electric vehicles has been so-called “range anxiety” where motorists are concerned about the battery running flat. This is being addressed by companies such as Tesla which now promises up to 320km range. What makes us really anxious …
Electric Indian and Victory motorcycles could be a possibility now that Polaris Industries has gone from being an investor in Brammo since 2011 to the shock owner of the Oregon electric motorcycle business. Polaris now plans to invest heavily in Brammo to develop new models, electric motors and batteries. It will also begin making Brammo electric motorcycles …
Australian certification for the Oregon-built Brammo Empulse and Empulse R electric motorcycles has been received. However, importers ElectroMotive Force (ELMOFO) are still waiting on import approval and expect the first shipment of bikes to arrive in late January. Managing director Brett Sutherland says they have several buyers already who have all gone for R model …
Early adopters have already slapped down a deposit for the Brammo electric motorcycle due here in the next few weeks. The Oregon-built Brammo Empulse and Empulse R are about to be certified for sale in Australia and will be available at $16,670 and $19,350. They are being imported by ElectroMotive Force (ELMOFO), a subsidiary of …
Harley shocked the motorcycling world last week with the unveiling of an electric motorcycle project. It’s a long way from production and Harley is only asking its customers for feedback at this stage, but it has the industry talking about traditional manufacturers finally getting into the electric market. BMW has launched an electric scooter, Yamaha …