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Torq Roadster From Epic Electric Vehicles Puts Electric Power in a 3 Wheel Package

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When I first saw the Torq Roadster, it brought flashbacks of the patent drawings of the Slingshot we wrote about a couple of months ago and since Polaris does have an electric vehicle division, well, the connection seemed logical, but it's not the case. The Torq Roadster comes from Epic Electric Vehicles, the same folks who built an electric wake boat and an electric ATV. They … [Read more...]

Another Sign Our Electric Future Will Be Delayed

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We've written before about the limitations of electric motorcycles, cars and trucks, all because the batteries we need have been promised for years, but always seem five or ten years off. I wouldn't bring this up again except I noticed what seems to me to be a glaring surrender to reality on the part of BMW as they get ready to produce their i3 electric car. BMW’s approach … [Read more...]

Toyota i-Road Leaning Electric Reverse Trike Concept

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We've seen a number of leaning 3 wheelers on The Kneeslider, the factory rides like the Piaggio MP3, the now defunct Carver and the never produced Harley Davidson Penster along with home engineered examples like Jim Harrell's Harley TRT. But if Toyota decides to jump into the leaning 3 wheeler market, we may see a whole fleet of these little pod like trikes cruising through … [Read more...]

Saietta R Electric Motorcycle

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I’ve never really given much consideration to electric motorbikes. The ones I’ve seen have far too often looked somehow cobbled together, probably a necessity due to the size of the batteries, needed for a sensible range, being shoehorned into a conventional bike shaped package. Add in the fact that there’s a general perception that electric motorcycles are slow and … [Read more...]

Rail Racers Take Electric Racing to a Higher Level

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Let's take another jump into the future, where the idea of what a motorcycle is, or could be, is expanded beyond the current concepts. Like the Aerofex ducted fan hovercraft, does a motorcycle have to be planted on the ground and rolling on wheels to be exciting? And what about racing? Why not low altitude racing with some of the the freedom of flying? Want to be clean and … [Read more...]

Is an Electric Motorcycle a Girl’s Bike?

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Sometimes, in their enthusiasm to tell a reporter some interesting news, company owners say things that might be taken the wrong way. I'm wondering if Craig Bramscher of Brammo had one of those interviews. An article appearing in the Wall Street Journal said this: Women are lining up to test drive and preorder a new sports electric motorcycle from Brammo in greater numbers … [Read more...]