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New Vectrix picked up by Hesketh Motorcycles in the UK

While the company formerly known as Vectrix Corporation has just changed its name to the more descriptive Electric Scooter Wind Down Corp. appellation, New Vectrix is out and about doing deals and moving forward. In fact, it's just been announced that Hesketh Motorcycles (HMC) has taken the electric maxi-scooter under its wing in the UK, where it will now be known as the Hesketh HZE-Vectrix. The British boutique brand is itself recently-revived, having previously functioned as a marque in the early Eighties when it produced a relatively ... Read more →

Governor Schwarzenegger, eCarTec like Zero Motorcycles Sebastian Blanco

Zero Motorcycles is getting more than its fair share of attention. Recently, the company's Zero X was selected as the "Best Electric Motorcycle" during eCarTec in Münich, Germany in ...

MP3 in its sights: Peugeot shows off Concept HYbrid3 Evolution Xavier Navarro

Peugeot Concept HYbrid3 Evolution hybrid scooter - Click for complete high-resolution gallery Peugeot is no stranger to scooters and already has a 3-wheeled scooter to aim at the Piaggio MP3. ...

EICMA 2009: First electric Ducati to hit the show floor? Jeremy Korzeniewski

Question: When is a Ducati not really a Ducati? Answer: When it's an electrically-assisted pedal bike made by the Italwing Group. The machine is known as the City Pearl, and it will be available ...

SWIGZ.COM Pro Racing team to enter TTXGP series Domenick Yoney

The first new team to disclose that they will compete in the 2010 TTXGP electric superbike events has just thrown its hat into the ring. SWIGZ.COM Pro Racing and its AMA pro rider Chip Yates will ...

To Infineon and Beyond: TTXGP brings electric motorcycle racing to America 14 days ago on Autoblog Green

Earlier this year at the annual time trials at the famed Isle of Man, the inaugural TTXGP electric motorcycle race proved that battery-powered bikes can be just as entertaining and exciting as their gasoline-swilling and emissions-spewing siblings. Not quite as fast, of course, but still a ...

SEMA 2009: Mavizen introduces 130-mph TTX02 electric racebike 15 days ago on Autoblog Green

Right on schedule, Mavizen has released its TTX02 electric motorcycle at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Well, if you listen to Azhar Hussain, TTXGP founder and the entrepreneur behind this racebike, the TTX02 is a "laptop on wheels." How so? For starters, each machine is fitted with an ...

Motorcycle Industry Council: Two-wheelers are green 17 days ago on Autoblog Green

We often hear debates about the merits of riding motorcycles and scooters for environmental reasons. For sure, older bikes manufactured before emissions equipment were prevalent are significantly more polluting than most modern automobiles. On the other hand, motorcycles are nearly always more ...

Rumormill: Piaggio working on electric Moto Guzzi? 18 days ago on Autoblog Green

Speculation is fun, right? Our friends from Asphalt and Rubber are doing just that in regards to a possible electric motorcycle from Italian motorcycle manufacturer Moto Guzzi. What makes anyone think Guzzi might give up its well-known fascination with across-the-frame air-cooled V-twins? The ...

Go-Ped + propane = Pro-Ped 18 days ago on Autoblog Green

What do you get when you exchange the 2-stroke gas engine on a Go-Ped for a 4-stroke propane-powered piston popper? Why, a Pro-Ped (of course!) You also get rid of almost all the particulates and carcinogens that burning gasoline produces as well as the mess and bother of mixing gas and oil that ...

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