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Wired NextFest Report: Carl Vogel's electric Harley and biodiesel sidecar

The commute from Rhode Island to Manhattan for NextFest was a short trip for Carl Vogel and his electric Harley-Davidson. His was certainly one of the smaller exhibits in size, but he certainly got a lot of attention. At one point in the afternoon, attendees were 5 rows deep trying to get a look at the electric blue cruiser and sidecar. The wide rectangular frame of the bike houses 560 pounds of lead-acid batteries that will take the bike about 60 miles at 55 mph while the top speed is roughly 85 mph. Oh, and that isn't just any sidecar. It ... Read more →

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