Personal mobility vehicle manufacturers Segway have branched out into electric sport bikes and mopeds in recent years with the help... Read More
A plan by three Australian states plan to introduce a road-user fee on electric vehicles (EVs) could hamper the country’s... Read More
One of the main concerns about motorists swapping to electric vehicles is that they would place an even bigger drain on the already strained power grid. However, some electric cars and now the Damon Hypersport electric motorcycle have what they call “smart chargers” that actually prop up the grid. This... Read More
Rather than a return to the Roaring Twenties, this decade could see an abundance of electric vehicles creating a Whirring... Read More
Imagine riding home from work on your electric motorbike, then plugging it into the mains where it then helps charge... Read More
Electric motorcycles could benefit from Deakin University research which makes lithium-ion batteries smaller, lighter and less likely to burst into flame. Research fellows at Deakin’s Institute for Frontier Materials Research, Dr Fangfang Chen and Dr Xiaoen Wang, say their discovery means lithium-ion batteries would no longer pose a fire risk. They... Read More
The only thing Ducati about these Chinese-made Super SOCO CUx electric scooters is the name and logo. Perth-based Vmoto who... Read More
Whoever thought they would hear the words “Ducati” and “electric scooters” in the same sentence? But now it seems Perth-based... Read More
Traditional and electric motorcycles have been omitted from a major academic report that claims to be a blueprint for future transport in Australia. The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering report, “Shifting Gears – Preparing for a Transport Revolution“, calls for the next Federal Government to provide incentives for electric and low-emissions... Read More
The big four Japanese manufacturers are believed to be working to standardise electric motorcycle batteries and charging infrastructure. Noted electric... Read More
One of the biggest hurdles in the coming revolution of the electric vehicle is finding enough charging stations so motorists... Read More
A fire that destroyed 18 Energica electric motorcycles for the upcoming MotoE series at five MotoGP events this year has inflamed concerns about electric vehicle fires. The cause of the Energica blaze seems to be a short circuit in one of their charging units. However, there are other causes for... Read More
The next time you buy from the MotorbikeWriter online gear shop, your purchase could arrive by a Swiss-made Kyburz electric... Read More
Electric motorcycles are not bound by the physical constraints of internal combustion engines, so just about anything goes, like this... Read More
If the Australian Greens had their way, we would all be riding electric motorcycles like the one above by 2030 and would foot the bill via government incentives. Their plan includes: Setting a target of 100% of new passenger vehicles being electric by 2030; Strong vehicle emissions standards; Removing import... Read More
Rechargeable batteries with magnesium instead of lithium could extend the range of electric vehicles as much as 50% and make... Read More
Imagine a motorcycle jacket that vibrates when it senses you are about to have a collision or delivers that disco... Read More
The iconic boxer heads sticking out the side are missing on the first electric sidecar prototype from Ural Motorcycles. Ural Electric Prototype is just the first development phase and there is no word on when — or if — the finished product will come to market. The Russian company estimates it... Read More
Chargefox will build Australia’s first ultra-fast charging stations powered by renewable energy on interstate highways connecting capital cities. The sites will... Read More
A Steve McQueen inspired Smart Desert from Californian company Fly Free is the latest in a long list of electric... Read More
This “Ethec electric cruiser“, designed and built by Swiss university students, is the first electric motorcycle with two hub motors in the wheels. While the Ethec has hub motors in each wheel, it isn’t two-wheel-drive. Drive mainly comes from the rear wheel motor while the front wheel motor provides regenerative... Read More
This week an electric motorcycle tore around the 60.72km (37.73 mile) Isle of Man TT circuit in 18:34.956mins for an... Read More
An Indian startup claims it can make an affordable electric motorcycle capable of 250km/h and 480km range, beating the current... Read More
Sweden has developed an eroad that will charge electric vehicles like a Scalextric slot car set, including two-wheelers. The project, called eRoad Arlanda, so far consists of a 2km stretch of electrified road. It includes embedded electric rails in the surface to power electric vehicles through a contact arm hanging down... Read More
Most motorcycle manufacturers now have an electric motorcycle plan and even old-school motorcycle manufacturer Royal Enfield looks set to follow suit. The... Read More
BMW Motorrad predicts a future of sharing electric scooters in major cities if helmet issues can be resolved, while electric... Read More
The South Australian Labor Party has issued a promise to improve access to electric motorcycles by waiving vehicle registration and stamp duty on new electric vehicles for five years. Of course, the promise is reliant on the party retaining power at this year’s state election, although it should be noted... Read More
If riders want to adopt the coming era of electric motorcycles they will have to develop a totally different mindset... Read More
There was supposed to have been an electric motorbike revolution by now, with every second rider on a green machine.... Read More
Hardly a week goes by without an email from some new company making an electric motorcycle, but this one caught our attention because it is made of leather, wood and metal. Like many of the electric motorcycles being produced, it’s an urban-based mahicne, not much bigger than a bicycle and... Read More
Electric motorcycles and scooters do not make financial sense yet, but electric power convert Oliver van Bilsen says after living... Read More
Electric motorcycle and scooter sales will hit 55 million worldwide by 2024, according to London technology consultancy Navigant. That represents... Read More
Honda plans to introduce an electric cub scooter and hybrid scooters next year but it also working on hydrogen fuel-cell motorcycles. Patent plans show the fuel-cell motorcycle with a perimeter frame, telescopic forks, shaft drive and a fuel cell under the seat. Honda is working on the fuel-cell bike in... Read More
Electric motorcycles are coming sooner than we think and the benefits could outweigh the drawbacks such as high purchase price,... Read More
Famous Spanish motorcycle manufacturer Bultaco has produced its first street moped, the Albero, powered by an electric motor. In 2014, Bultaco... Read More
The famous maker of the Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle is now turning its attention to building electric motorcycles. It’s not uncommon for weapons and motorcycles to be made in the same factory. Doing World War 1, most British motorcycle companies also made munitions. BSA started life as the Birmingham Small... Read More
Custom motorcycle designer Roland Sands is enthusiastic about the future of motorcycles powered by electric motors and batteries. Despite bringing... Read More
Yamaha will be able to bring new models to market faster with the selection of Siemens to provide their product... Read More
Tasmanian motorcycle company Braaap believes it is the first company to make an electric motorcycle in Australia and is giving early adopters a special offer. The Braaap MotoE electric motorcycle has a claimed top speed of 165km/h and a two-hour or 200km battery range. MotoE will sell for $14,995 plus... Read More
Automobiles are clearly entering a new phase in a history that goes back more than 100 years. Motorcycles have been... Read More
The biggest electric motorcycle company, Zero of California, has pulled out of Australia and Asia, citing unfavourable exchange rates and... Read More
Tax incentives, import subsidies and/or charging infrastructure are needed for Australia to catch up with the rest of the world on low-emissions vehicles, says BMW Group Australia boss Marc Werner. “I call on Mr Turnbull and the Federal Government to action a robust policy to import low-emission vehicles,” he says. While... Read More
Honda has signed a deal with Hitachi Automotive Systems to develop and make motors for electric vehicles. While the Memorandum... Read More
The biggest barriers for electric motorcycles are range and recharging times, but now a couple of achievements are set to... Read More
If Ducati ever builds an electric motorcycle, it could look like this Ducati Zero futuristic design concept from the Milano Scuola Politecnica di Design (Design Polytechnic School). Design students Bart Heijt, Fernando Pastre and Raquel Villani came up with this design for an electric-powered Ducati in a collaborative project with the... Read More
A Chinese company is about to launch a small electric motorcycle with retro styling and a retro named to honour... Read More
Lately there has been a flurry of good, bad and ugly electric motorcycles and scooters from motorcycle manufacturers, boutique designers and... Read More
Italian electric sports bike company Energica has unveiled a scrambler concept that finally shows how their patent-pending battery avoids overheating and losing power. Designer Paolo Iemmi says the concept (pictured above) is named after the EsseEsse9 road that snakes through the Italian motor valley where the company is situated. “We... Read More
Zero Motorcycles has announced their 2017 models will have increased range up to 200 miles (320km), seemingly kicking down one of... Read More
The UK Government is about to provide a £1500 (about $2400) subsidy on the price of electric motorcycles and scooters... Read More
BMW Motorrad will add two new motorcycle models and has confirmed its commitment to an electric future with the launch of two variants of its C evolution electric scooter, one with up to 160km of range. In a press release regarding its display at the biennial INTERMOT motorcycle show in Cologne next... Read More
Two new innovations from Toyota and Honda have implications for future motorcycle powertrains. Toyota engineers believe they can replace the... Read More
Electric motorcycles will again be a major part of the sixth annual World Advanced Vehicle Expedition Trophy, the world’s biggest... Read More
If KTM has an electric future, they are certainly in no hurry. As global product marketing manager Diego Arioli points out, the Freeride E electric trials bike has been around in concept form for a couple of years and is only now reaching production in limited numbers. It won’t be... Read More
Motorcycle engines are helping to power the cars of the future. The Wheels Car of the Year is the electric... Read More
Electric Indian and Victory motorcycles could be a possibility now that Polaris Industries has gone from being an investor in Brammo... Read More
Electric motorcycles are becoming more and more prevalent. I tested a couple of Zero Motorcycles recently and Yamaha is about to put a whole batch into production. But these are conventional-looking motorcycles and scooters that most riders would happily accept. This latest creation by San Francisco company Lit Motors is... Read More
The coming wave of electric mopeds are designed for urban transport and are restricted in power and speed for... Read More
Canadian company Lito Green Motion has given the green light on production of its 190km/h Sora electric motorcycle. It’s claimed... Read More