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Electric Motorcycles Are for Electric Enthusiasts, Not Motorcyclists

By Paul Crowe

A couple of days ago, I saw an article about electric cars, specifically about retrofitting older classics with electric motors and batteries. There are a number of companies doing that now (Jaguar even converted an E-type) and I watched a video of two guys in a converted Porsche 911. They were flying down a country road; the performance and handling were fantastic and it … [Read more...]

Is Harley Davidson’s LiveWire the Game Changer They Need?

By Paul Crowe

The Harley Davidson LiveWire has been coming for a long time and we've been discussing it already, and now with tech specs, performance figures and a price tag we know where it's supposed to fit into the overall picture, but there are some interesting plans for a charging infrastructure, too. According to the Motor Company, the LiveWire is equipped with the H-D Revelation™ … [Read more...]

Erik Buell Joins the Exodus to Electric Power with FUELL

By Paul Crowe

Erik Buell has had his share of ups and downs in the motorcycle business, but say what will, you can't say he isn't persistent, no matter how often his companies have hit hard times, he keeps coming back, but now he's taking a different road. Instead of designing around a Harley Davidson derivative engine or something built by Rotax, he's going all electric with FUELL. Well, to … [Read more...]

Curtiss Pushes the Electric Motorcycle Design Envelope

By Paul Crowe

While I was away, my inbox never slept and judging by the number of notices coming in for concept, pre-production or in-production electric motorcycles, you would think the end of fossil fuels had already arrived. The discussion of that possibility deserves a post all its own, but I thought I’d highlight a few of the latest rechargeable two wheelers, in no particular order, to … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson Reveals Investment in Electric Motorcycle Company Alta Motors

By Paul Crowe

Harley Davidson Project LiveWire is coming in 18 months

A few weeks ago Harley Davidson said they were about 18 months from a production ready electric motorcycle. Today, they announced an investment in Alta Motors for the purpose of collaborating on electric technology and new product development. Alta Motors' current products are nothing like the LiveWire prototype Harley introduced earlier, so it will be interesting to see what … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson’s Project LiveWire Preparing for Debut in 18 months

By Paul Crowe

Harley Davidson shoots for the moon with Project LiveWire, the electric motorcycle coming to market in 18 months

When Harley Davidson announced the closure of the Kansas City manufacturing plant, they also gave notice that Project LiveWire would be coming to market in 18 months. LiveWire, the new Harley Davidson electric motorcycle, is a corporate moonshot, they're going for the high tech end of the motorcycle industry, a decidedly different environment from that occupied by the big twin … [Read more...]

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