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Orange County Choppers to build hybrid motorcycle

Following custom motorcycles that run on ethanol, compressed natural gas and electricity, Orange County Choppers has signed a deal with Schneider Electric to produce the Toyota Prius of choppers. That's right, OCC is completing the eco-friendly circle by going hybrid. The stated goal is to build a motorcycle "capable of traveling farther, without refueling or recharging, than any other OCC bike in history," said Paul Teutul, Sr. in a statement. We can't imagine that would be all that difficult, but whatever. Schneider Electric, which ... Read more →

Ducati "extremely interested" in electrics and hybrids Jeremy Korzeniewski

We know that major motorcycle manufacturers like Honda, KTM, Yamaha and possibly BMW are all at least looking into electric or hybrid drivetrains for future two-wheelers. Apparently, we can now ...

Yamaha files patents for hybrid motorcycle based on Gen-Ryu, LUXAIR concepts Jeremy Korzeniewski

Yamaha is reportedly developing a hybrid motorcycle based on the Gen-Ryu concept that first debuted at the Tokyo Motor Show way back in 2005 and the LUXAIR followup two years later. That first ...

KTM files patent for hybrid-powered 2WD motorcycle Jeremy Korzeniewski

Hot on the heels of KTM's first Zero Emissions Motorcycle, which is currently being fast-tracked to production in as little as 24 months, we find new patent filings from the Austrian company of a ...

Honda working on hybrid motorcycles Jeremy Korzeniewski

Honda is one of those companies with its hands in nearly everything. Not that this is a bad thing, mind you, as Honda always seems to be able to add something unique to the design of any given ...

Orange County Choppers to build hybrid motorcycle 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Ducati "extremely interested" in electrics and hybrids 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

We know that major motorcycle manufacturers like Honda, KTM, Yamaha and possibly BMW are all at least looking into electric or hybrid drivetrains for future two-wheelers. Apparently, we can now add Ducati – perhaps the manufacturer most often associated with racing and high performance ...

Yamaha files patents for hybrid motorcycle based on Gen-Ryu, LUXAIR concepts 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Yamaha is reportedly developing a hybrid motorcycle based on the Gen-Ryu concept that first debuted at the Tokyo Motor Show way back in 2005 and the LUXAIR followup two years later. That first concept machine mated up the 600cc inline-four engine from Yamaha's R6 sportbike to an electric motor ...

KTM files patent for hybrid-powered 2WD motorcycle 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Hot on the heels of KTM's first Zero Emissions Motorcycle, which is currently being fast-tracked to production in as little as 24 months, we find new patent filings from the Austrian company of a 2WD hybrid motorcycle. This is a unique design, with an internal combustion engine powering the ...

Honda working on hybrid motorcycles 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Honda is one of those companies with its hands in nearly everything. Not that this is a bad thing, mind you, as Honda always seems to be able to add something unique to the design of any given product, incrementally improving it along the way. Big Red's next pet-project may well be hybrid ...

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