Latest Electric motorcycles and scooters Stories
OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- *PHOTO LINK AT BOTTOM* Zero Motorcycles, the global leader in electric motorcycle manufacturing, today announced that United States Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood received a personal demonstration of Zero's 2011 electric motorcycle product line. The program was held in conjunction with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 2011 (APEC) Senior Officials Meeting being held this week in San Francisco. Zero participated in the Innovative...
NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Powered by Ener1 (NASDAQ: HEV), a leader in lithium-ion energy storage solutions, Lightning Motorcycles shattered the land-speed record for an electric motorcycle (class APS-Omega) last week at 215.90 mph. Lightning's SuperBike set the record during the 63rd annual Bonneville SpeedWeek on the Bonneville Salt Flats outside Wendover, Utah. Ener1 supplies the PHEV lithium-ion battery that powers Lightning's SuperBike. (Logo:...
SAN CARLOS, Calif., Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lightning Motorcycle has set a new land speed record by becoming the first electric motorcycle manufacturer to exceed 200 mph during the Bonneville Salt Flats Speed Week, Aug. 13-19, 2011. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110823/CL56316 ) The production Lightning Electric SuperBike achieved an average speed of 215.960 mph with a best speed of 218.637 mph - more than 40 miles-per-hour faster than the previous record of 173 mph,...
NEW YORK, July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ener1, Inc. (NASDAQ: HEV), a leader in lithium-ion energy storage solutions, today announced a supply and distribution agreement with Lightning Motorcycles, the maker of the world's fastest production electric motorcycle. As part of the agreement, Ener1 will supply Lightning Motorcycles with its automotive-grade, lithium-ion battery cells -- designed for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles -- for use in its Lightning SuperBike. Ener1 will also supply...
Company's Rapid Growth Necessitates Increases in Staff, Production and Space Irvine, CA (PRWEB) July 12, 2011 Pedego®, manufacturers of industry-favorite Pedego Electric bikes, announced that they have tripled their staff and added an adjacent warehouse facility to their existing Southern California location to keep up with phenomenal growth of the brand. As noted by Co-Founder and Pedego CFO, Terrell (Terry) Sherry, "When we began this business a few years ago we honestly never...
Pedego Electric Bikes, maker of premium and comfortable e-bikes announced today that their line will now be available throughout Europe through a distribution agreement with Clean Wheels, Ltd. Irvine, CA (PRWEB) June 20, 2011 Pedego®, one of the fastest growing and most sought after e-bike brands in the United States announced today their iconic cruiser-style electric bikes are now available in the U.K. and Europe through a distribution agreement with Clean Wheels Ltd., London....
This project, known as e-Moto, was created and developed by LGN Tech Design, a spin-off company that has its origins in a line of research begun in the Laboratorio de Máquinas (MAQLAB "“ Machine Laboratory) of UC3M and receives support from the University's Vice-Chancellor's Office of Research through the Business Incubator UC3M Science Park. "The technology that we have developed is a result of the design of a platform for the modeling, analysis and evolution of racing motorcycles,...
PICKERINGTON, Ohio, April 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As conservation takes center stage on Earth Day 2011, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) notes the environmental benefits of commuting and traveling on a motorcycle. "Regardless of how you use your motorcycle or scooter -- commuting to work, riding down the block, across town, traveling across the country -- your choice to ride instead of drive has a positive impact on the environment and results in a more enjoyable,...
ORONO, Maine, March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- EBWR is the only report on the worldwide Light Electric Vehicle industry that includes electric bikes and scooters as well as Four Wheel EVs and related EV technology. EBWR is published by Frank Jamerson, Ph.D., who worked on the EV1 electric car project at General Motors and has published EBWR since 1995; and co-author Ed Benjamin, of eCycleElectric Consulting, who offers his 15 years' work and knowledge of this fast growing worldwide...
PARIS, March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Twice as Light and Long-lasting, Saft's new Generation Lithium-ion Batteries Equip Peugeot's new 100% Electric Scooter Saft, the world's leading designer, developer and manufacturer of advanced technology batteries for industrial applications, has added two-wheeled vehicles to the list of its innovations. The Group has specifically developed new modules of lithium-ion batteries for Peugeot's latest scooter, the e-Vivacity....
