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Tokyo 2009: Yamaha EC-f channels Xbox, blurs definitions

It's certainly not a motorcycle, and we'd have a tough time convincing ourselves that it's a scooter, too. Regardless, we think the Yamaha EC-f, which is currently on display at the Tokyo Motor Show, sports a distinctive look and plenty of cool features. According to Yamaha, the lack of "exhaust parts" is what inspired its "bold" and "sculptural" design. Sadly, there isn't much in the way of actual hard data about the conceptual electric scooter, other than the fact that it sports some sort of lithium ion battery pack and .6 kW (just ... Read more →

BMW previews its vision of a safer city scooter with C1-E concept Jeremy Korzeniewski

Says BMW, "This is what a safe, environment-friendly and highly practical single track vehicle for city traffic could look like in the future." Well then, let's dissect that statement and see how ...

Vectrix officially files for bankruptcy, plans to stay in business Jeremy Korzeniewski

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 New ...

Coming Soon: "The Anti-Scooter" from Brammo Jeremy Korzeniewski

What, exactly, is an Anti-Scooter? Well, that's a really good question, and we wish we had a good answer for you. Instead, all we have is rumor and innuendo... but that'll have to do for now. ...

Yike Bike: electric folding penny-farthing blends 19th century tech with 21st Domenick Yoney

If you don't mind your handlebars being located beside your butt and endless giggles and smirks as you roll by then perhaps the YikeBike is the fancy bit of urban mobility kit you've been ...

Wheego to introduce electric Lambretta GP200e scooter? 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Based on an advertisement in the latest issue of Scoot! Magazine (via our friends at 2 Stroke Buzz), Wheego is currently working on a new electric scooter that looks to be built atop a vintage-style Lambretta platform. Beyond that, details are decidedly scarce. It's possible that Wheego is working ...

Former Tesla science director joins scooter maker start-up KLD Technologies 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

KLD Technologies' goal of getting solid performing electric vehicles on the road has taken a giant step closer to fruition with the signing on of Rob Ferber as its chief technical officer (CTO). The former Tesla Motors science director was responsible for developing the battery packs that power ...

eBay finds of the day: Vectrix maxiscooters 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

While it is quite sad to see electric scooter maker Vectrix balancing on the brink of bankruptcy, it should also be remembered that there's a silver lining to every cloud. In this case, quite a bit of silver. When the East coast company started to run into trouble late last year it had been in the ...

Rumormill: BMW working on electric scooter? 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

According to Solo Scooter in Spain, unnamed sources inside BMW are reporting that the Bavarian brand is working up a new electric scooter that could be debuted at an upcoming motorcycle show sometime in late 2010 and put in production in 2011. If these rumors are to be believed, the upcoming ...

Soundspeed Scooters now offers electric Vespa in kit form 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

The last time we took a look at the electric Vespa kit from Soundspeed Scooters, there was a ton of interest. At that time, the only part of the kit that wasn't included was the battery pack, but that's apparently been rectified. We made a quick call to Soundspeed and we learned that the base ...

ELMOTO HR-2 to conquer Europe this summer, USA next spring 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

If you happened to be at the International Bike Trade Show (IFMA) in Cologne, Germany last September (and who wasn't?), like many others in attendance you might have had your head turned by the ELMOTO HR-2 that you see pictured above. Combining some of the better qualities of a bicycle and an ...

Scarpina electric scooter shown off in Japan 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

A company called Auto EV Japan is planning to release a new electric scooter this May in Japan. A number of different versions of the Scarpina will be offered, including models with both 2 and 3 wheels. It appears as if the three-wheeled units use a suspension design very similar to the one that ...

Do you want an electric ride? Paris will give you ?400 to head to the store 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Do you live in Paris and want to buy a two-wheeled EV? If so, you are eligible to receive €400 (or up to 25 percent of the purchase price) for an all-electric scooter. You might wonder which electric scooter models are currently available in France. There's the neo-retro eSolex, a few EVTs ...

Sufat announces new electric scooters 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Looks like Vectrix could might have some competition coming its way. Sufat, apparently a major scooter manufacturer in Vietnam, has just announced plans to produce a new electric scooter that it says is capable of hitting speeds of 80 miles per hour. Acceleration is equally impressive, with the ...

Details on Vectrix VX-1E and VX-2 filter in 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Vectrix used the New York Motorcycle Show to introduce its two newest electric scooters last week. Until today, we were still a bit hazy on what changes were made to the VX-1E as compared to the original VX-1 that allowed Vectrix to lower the price to $8,495 (the original, which is still ...

Electric Vespa conversion from Soundspeed Scooters 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

As much as we love vintage Vespa scooters, the buzzy 2-stroke powerplants that reside under the right-side cowls of the old Italian wasps are anything but environmentally friendly. On the other hand, we hate to see perfectly good vehicles that could otherwise offer reasonable transportation ...

Wispa electric scooter goes to school for price and performance improvements 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Going to university has always provided great benefits to people and now the same can be said of a new scooter from Wispa. The company teamed up with staff from the University of Salford's School of Art and Design who showed them how to make their two-wheeler lighter, faster and more powerful. They ...

VIDEO: ZuumQuest '08 = 600 miles of standing room only 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

What better way to launch a new transportation product than to take it on a long trip with some sweet scenic vistas. In the case of the Zuumer (rhymes with boomer) from ZuumCraft, the journey being undertaken is a week long and covers a distance of 600 miles from San Francisco to San Diego along ...

ABG speaks with PowerGenix about NiZn batteries 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above to enlarge We recently got on the phone with Dan Squiller from PowerGenix, a company which hopes to "revolutionize the battery industry" with its new nickel-zinc batteries. The firm's batteries will soon make an appearance in power tools and in lawn and garden machinery, with ebikes, ...

Marauding electric scooter gang goes on college campus rampage 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

If you happen to be in the vicinity of Troy University, in Troy, Alabama, be on the lookout for a marauding gang of large guys rampaging about the campus on small electric scooters. Ok, maybe that could be construed as being somewhat overstated. But, if you replace "marauding gang" with "members of ...

Ultra Motor takes you from A2B 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Somewhere between a normal pedal-powered bicycle and an electric scooter lies a class of vehicle which keeps the ability to pedal and adds some assisted power via a small battery pack. This new generation of vehicle is just as useful as the good old moped, except that the electric motor is free of ...

Photoshop of the Day: Flying high with a Vectrix scooter 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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 can make the switch, the Vectrix scooter probably ...

Hang with Ed Begley Jr. and save big $$ on a new electric bike or scooter 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Yeah, we know you're cool (you're reading AutoblogGreen after all). But are you cool enough to hang with the likes of a certain Ed Begley Jr.? If you can get yourself to Chatsworth, California, Ed, hold the Mister, will available to sign copies of his new book, Living Like Ed, as well as answer any ...

PGO unveils an interesting electric powered scooter 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image to enlarge Back at the 2007 EICMA show in Milan, Taiwanese scooter company Motive Power Industry Co. Ltd. (PGO) was showing off a new electric scooter. The design of the machine apes a model that they already sell, but the innards are actually pretty intriguing. The scooter uses ...

Meet the e-Snake, a DIY electric tilting 3-wheeled scooter 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image for more high-res shots Powered by lithium ion batteries and motivated by dual rear in-hub electric motors, the University of Padova has created the e-Snake electric tilting three-wheeler. The vehicle was entered into the Formula Electric and Hybrid Italy 2007 student ...

Vectrix scooter eligible for $1,500 rebate in California 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

According to a news item posted on the Vectrix website, California will be offering a $1,500 rebate for purchasers of the electric Vectrix scooter. Early adopters will not be punished either, as the rebate is retroactive to purchases of these $11,000 EVs made as far back as May 2007. In other news, ...

Strathclyde Police in the UK to ride Vectrix scooters 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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 vehicle. The police in Strathclyde, U.K, have ...

David Edwards blogs about the Vectrix 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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. According to the article, Edwards will be writing ...

Razor E300 electric scooters recalled 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Considering that the topic of electric two-wheeled transportation often comes up in conversation on our site, we thought you might like to know about this recall of Razor E300 electric scooters. It seems that there may be faulty welds on the handlebars causing them to snap off. That, as they say, ...

The Electric Vehicle Company is set to introduce the Volta GT electric scooter 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

There could be some competition for the Vectrix electric maxi-scooter coming from imaginatively-named Electric Vehicle Company. Their scooter, known as the Volta GT, is expected to make its debut at the Alternative Car Expo on October 19th. The scooter will have a switch that will allow riders to ...

The heartwarming tale of a man and his Segway 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We are getting mixed messages regarding Segways today. Yesterday, Engadget reported on the largest club dedicated to the not-quite-a-scooter, stand-up, two-wheeled, self-balancing machine. However, Segway themselves are reporting that sales are up. None of those things might matter to the man ...

Vectrix and their fuel cell scooter plans, coming to a city near you? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

One post with two Vectrix updates! You are lucky readers today, aren't you! We have been doing our best to keep you up to date with Vectrix news, and today we share with you a few details regarding their impending fuel cell scooter. As far as the motor and battery go, all seems to be roughly the ...

New Honda patent reveals that they are working on electric scooters too 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I swear, The Scooter Scoop and their super-astute reader named Dudel are on fire when it comes to new electric happenings on two wheels. Yesterday, we showed you the Piaggio electric moped which allows pedaling in addition to electric wheel motors in the front and rear wheels. Now, it seems that ...

First U.S. resident to receive Vectrix scooter today 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

EDIT: Don actually received his Vectrix scooter yesterday. Whoops! The Vectrix all electric maxiscooter has already received its fair share of coverage from us, all before it was even available to American consumers. That is all starting to change, though. Word comes from The Scooter Scoop that ...

Zapino, the new electric scooter sold by Zap 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Oh, scooters... What would be a postcard from Italy be without the looks of a Vespa? And how practical a scooter is to get around the city to do errands, almost forgetting what it means to look for a parking space? However, 2-strokes are traditionally quite polluting engines (usually) and it would ...

The Scooter Scoop takes a ride on a Vectrix electric scooter 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Certainly by now you are aware of the Vectrix electric maxi-scooter, as we have featured it in posts and videos these last few months. The scooter is hitting American shores as we speak, and The Scooter Scoop has gotten a ride on the vehicle and have posted some thoughts. I will spare you all the ...

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