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Vectrix to the rescue

Apr 3rd 2008 4:18PM - 1 Comment

Back in the day, the Automobile Association in the United Kingdom used two-wheelers to aid stranded motorists. Bicycles were replaced by motorcycles after World War Two. Now the AA is using Vectrix electric scooters and motorbikes in a three-month ...

Gallery: Hanging with Vectrix

Vectrix officially files for bankruptcy, plans to stay in business

Sep 29th 2009 4:05PM - 4 Comments

Vectrix scooter - Click above for high-res image gallery Vectrix has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Much like what recently took place with General Motors and Chrysler, the old company will be purchased by an entity called ...

Vectrix in trouble, may be for sale

Apr 16th 2009 9:44AM - 15 Comments

Over the last few weeks, we've heard rumblings around the internet that electric scooter maker Vectrix might not be on firm financial footing. The first signs of trouble became apparent last month as reports from the UK indicated that Vectrix "will ...

Cycle World rides the Vectrix

Dec 3rd 2007 3:57PM - 6 Comments

Our site has not been short on news about the Vectrix electric scooter... but here's another report on it anyway. The fact that Cycle World found it fit to test ride and offer an opinion is a good thing, considering the fact that Cycle World is a ...

Vectrix electric bikes coming in early 2007

Sep 28th 2006 7:37AM - 10 Comments

GroovyGreen.com has a video up about the new Vectrix electric scooter. They got to tour the new Vectrix assembly plant in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and take one of the pilot production scooters for a test ride. Vectrix has designed this scooter to ...

REPORT: Vectrix ready to file for bankruptcy

Jul 15th 2009 6:51PM - 22 Comments

Vectrix scooter - click for high-res image gallery According to the Providence Journal, electric scooter maker Vectrix has laid off nearly all of its employees and is likely headed for bankruptcy within the next 30 days if new investors or a ...

David Edwards blogs about the Vectrix

Dec 26th 2007 2:35PM - 4 Comments

Cycle World already wrote a little online piece about the Vectrix scooter, which we showed you here. I checked their site today and was rewarded with another short article about the machine, this time from David Edwards on their staff blog page. ...

Photoshop of the Day: Flying high with a Vectrix scooter

Jun 11th 2008 8:03AM - 0 Comments

Click above for two shots of the stunting Vectrix Being big fans of electric vehicles in general, the Vectrix scooter is high on our lists of cool transportation options. Sure, the two-wheeled form factor won't work for everybody, but for those who ...

Vectrix Electric Superbike Concept bows at Milan

Nov 12th 2007 11:42AM - 4 Comments

Following the recent debut of the Vectrix electric scooter at the Alt Car Expo, their new "superbike" concept debuted to an odd choice of music at the Milan motor show. Vectrix themselves have not yet posted any information on it on their website ...

VIDEO: Trying out the Vectrix electric motorcycle

Aug 15th 2007 8:29PM - 2 Comments

ABG friend and NextGear host Matt Kelly headed up to San Francisco to check out the west coast launch of the Vectrix electric motorcycle. Marketing Director for Vectrix gives all the details on the nickel metal hydride powered two wheeler. The ...

Vectrix 2007 MAXI Scooter sales severely disappointing

Jan 21st 2008 11:13AM - 34 Comments

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/And_the_electric_vehicle_market_suffers_another_setback'; On January 15, Vectrix released a regulatory announcement titled "Preliminary Results." Thanks to some ABG reader comments that pointed out some just how ...

Sailors race for a Vectrix MAXI Scooter in Australia

Jan 22nd 2008 4:03PM - 6 Comments

It isn't all depressing news for Vectrix these days. I mean, colorful sailboats make everyone happy, right? If the electric scooter company can't sell (many) of the expensive rides, then perhaps they can give them away. This is what happened in ...

Electric Vectrix maxi-scooter review

Dec 28th 2006 12:19PM - 13 Comments

We have reported on the Vectrix maxi-scooter before, and here is a rather in-depth review of the all-electric scooter. The site compares the scooter with regular gas-powered scooters in the 250-400cc range. It is also reported on the site that ...

Strathclyde Police in the UK to ride Vectrix scooters

Mar 7th 2008 7:36AM - 0 Comments

Despite the fact that Vectrix has posted extremely disapointing sales numbers so far, there are certain uses for the electric scooter which just make too much sense to ignore. Ask the NYPD, for one. Or take, for instance, as a parking lot enforcement ...

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