Ninja 7 and Z7: Kawasaki’s Hybrid Ideas
Kawasaki dares to tackle the electric future with a different answer in the Ninja 7 – a hybrid alternative. Let’s get the obvious out of… Read More »Ninja 7 and Z7: Kawasaki’s Hybrid Ideas
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Electric Motorcycle News
The world of electric motorcycles is expanding rapidly. The long list of electric motorcycle start-ups will soon eclipse the list of traditional motorcycle manufacturers. That doesn’t mean the “legacy” companies can be forgotten in the brave new world of electric transportation. In fact, far from it. But it is however apparent that the legacy manufacturers have appeared to have been caught sleeping.
A long line of prototypes and show bikes have appeared through the years and yet few of the big boys have actually brought an electric bike to market – and for the most part those bikes have disappeared.
Victory Motorcycles could, should they still exist, claim to be the first to do it with the Victory Empulse although that bike was actually a product of Brammo, a company that Polaris snapped up to grab a foothold in the marketplace. Victory even took that bike to the Isle of Man to race the TT and did well. One of the great mysteries over the past 10 years is why did Polaris give up on everything electric and what exactly became of the Empulse? The bike had true credentials even back then. Who knows where it could be today?
Harley-Davidson, of course, had the LiveWire but that electric bike has been spun off to live an independent life under its own umbrella. BMW has recently unveiled a new electric scooter, the CE 04, which is actually a second generation of the platform. But where is everyone else?
From long established brands like Zero Motorcycles to the start-ups with new ideas regarding an electric future, the changes to the motorcycle industry will be dramatic.
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Honda Electric Motorcycles – 2030 or Bust!
Honda to focus its efforts and bring massive corporate muscle to the electric motorcycle segment. At the end of 2023 the company provided a briefing… Read More »Honda Electric Motorcycles – 2030 or Bust!
Race on Sunday, Charge on Monday – Ducati Electric
Ducati has announced the commencement of production of the company’s electric race bike. It is not going to be a big run as the grand… Read More »Race on Sunday, Charge on Monday – Ducati Electric
Harley-Davidson to Go All Electric – Say What?
All electric Harley line-up! What is that all about? It turns out that is what Harley-Davidson CEO Jochen Zeitz told the magazine, Dezeen, about the… Read More »Harley-Davidson to Go All Electric – Say What?
Honda Goes Electric – For Short Trips
Honda has released it first electric scooter that will be sold in Europe and all the first electric offering since Honda announced they would bombard… Read More »Honda Goes Electric – For Short Trips
BRP Doubles Down on New Electric Motorcycle Investment
BRP, parent company of Can-Am, has doubled down on their commitment to bring a series of electric motorcycles to market in 2024. What seemed like… Read More »BRP Doubles Down on New Electric Motorcycle Investment
Honda Sees Scooters as Electric Future (Mostly)
Honda announced the company is finally making a big push into the electric segment. According to statements from the Honda’s head of motorcycles there will… Read More »Honda Sees Scooters as Electric Future (Mostly)
BRP’s Electric Future (From Before)
Can-Am just announced that there will be new electric motorcycles in the company’s stable but this item from issue #345 of the magazine (back in September… Read More »BRP’s Electric Future (From Before)
Can-Am Electric Motorcycles Revealed
BRP, the parent company of Can-Am and the genre defining creators of the Spyder, has revealed the first two electric models that will be available… Read More »Can-Am Electric Motorcycles Revealed
Triumph TE-1 : Impressive But Equivalent to What Exactly
Triumph announced that the prototype electric motorcycle, the Triumph TE-1, the company has been developing in collaboration wth other UK-based firms and organizations has completed… Read More »Triumph TE-1 : Impressive But Equivalent to What Exactly