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Kymco to enter electric bike market with the SunnyBoy

Kwang Yang Motor Co, better known as Kymco, is one of the very best Taiwanese scooter and motorcycle manufacturers around. Most scooter enthusiasts place Kymco right on par with such longtime Japanese manufacturers as Honda. Plus, we often get a good chuckle from the Taiwanese manufacturer's odd choice of names, such as "Bet and Win," "Grand Dink" and "Hipster." We also love the slogan, "Better than the Best." We promise, we're not making any of those up. This being the case, we're excited to hear that the manufacturer is entering the electric ... Read more →

Race ready electric dirtbike coming from KTM Jeremy Korzeniewski

We've seen electric dirtbikes before, but they've all been from small start-up manufacturers. You know that the technology is rapidly approaching mainstream when a huge company like KTM starts ...

Zero Motorcycles sells out of '08s, touts '09s Jeremy Korzeniewski

For those of you who had been hoping to get your hands on a new 2008 Zero X electric motorcycle, we have some bad news. They are all sold out. Now, the good news is that a new revised-for-'09 ...

Bricycle: an electric recumbent bicycle Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click above for more images of the Bricycle Concept A man by the name of Brian has taken an interesting approach to designing an eco-friendly vehicle to replace some of the single-passengers cars ...

One design for a collapsible electric bicycle train Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click above for more images of the electric bike train Recently, while searching the net for the most interesting forward-thinking ideas around, we stumbled across a design for an electric bicycle ...

DIY electric motorcycle from New York 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

An enterprising man in New York has managed to build an electric motorcycle which he's referring to as the Battery Box. This term comes from the design of the frame, which is just large enough to house the battery components and is built from aluminum for minimal weight. The batteries are a lithium ...

High School students build enclosed electric motorcycle 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for more shots of the Saint Thomas EV BMW once came up with the idea to enclose a scooter and add some safety equipment to it. Crash tests showed surprisingly favorable results, but the idea never seemed to catch on and the C1 is no longer for sale. The fact that it already proved ...

2008 INTERMOT to showcase alternative power on two wheels 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

At the INTERMOT show in Cologne, Germany, running from October 8-12 this year, there will be a special section at the Innovation Centre which will showcase alternative drive two- and three-wheelers. The show will include vehicles that are already on the market, like the Vectrix scooter and electric ...

Toshiba's new SCiB battery charges in 5 minutes, releases March 2008 for electric vehicles 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Toshiba is entering the electric vehicle battery market next March with the release of the Super Charge ion Battery, or SCiB. According to the company press release, the battery charges 90 percent full in 5 minutes, can last 10 years and loses less than 10 percent efficiency after 3,000 recharges. ...

Could explosive growth in Chinese electric bikes be driving up lead prices? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The price of lead hit a record high on October 9 and Chinese electric bikes may have played a silent role in driving up the price. China produced 19 million battery-driven bikes in 2006 and that could rise 30 percent this year. There are estimates of up to 300 electric bike companies in China and ...


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