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Vectrix to debut VX-2 and VX-1E on Friday

We've been anticipating the release of a few new soots from Vectrix, the only current manufacturer of electric maxiscooters. The flagship model has been named VX-1 and two new models are set to be debuted at the motorcycle show in New York, which starts today. The next electric machine down the line is known as the VX-1E and is based on the same platform and drivetrain as its larger brother. The difference? We're a bit fuzzy on that, but Vectrix says that it will have a bit less top speed and acceleration. More when we get it. The lowest ... Read more →

ROBRADY wins Red Dot Design Award for Vectrix electric superbike Jeremy Korzeniewski

We've been enamored with ROBRADY's design for an electric superbike since we first saw it over a year ago. It may have taken a while, but the electric motorcycle (the design was commissioned by ...

Hanging with Vectrix: electric scooter hits Quaker Steak and Lube ceiling Sebastian Blanco

Quaker Steak and Lube is a motor-themed restaurant chain, kind of like a NASCAR-loving version of Applebees. The first restaurant in the now-regional chain was started with the gas crisis of the ...

F1 driver Giancarlo Fisichella now an "Electric Ambassador" Jeremy Korzeniewski

Sure, Formula 1 is trying to introduce fuel-savings technologies in the coming years, starting with the KERS system that is currently being tested. Will we ever see the day when electric F1 cars ...

VIDEO: Lutz going electric, can't wait for a Volt, picks up a Vectrix Sam Abuelsamid

Click for a high-res gallery GM product development guru Bob Lutz has become particularly enamored of electric drive vehicles recently. As one of the major internal corporate sponsors of the Chevy ...

Video: Vectrix electric scooters lead Boston Marathon 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image to watch the full video As the video pasted after the break points out, running a 26 mile marathon is a tough task as it is. Though this writer couldn't hope to complete one anyway, doing so while bracketed by pollution-spewing cars and motorcycles makes it that much harder. So, ...

Jay Leno gives Tesla and Vectrix some love 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Anyone who knows even a little about Jay Leno knows that not only is he a car nut, but he's also environmentally aware. His large vehicle collection includes a 1909 Baker Electric and many of us know he has a biofueled super car project under way. It's not a surprise then, that on his ...

Sailors race for a Vectrix MAXI Scooter in Australia 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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 Melbourne, Australia on Monday when, according to Sail ...

Vectrix 2007 MAXI Scooter sales severely disappointing 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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 bad the news is in this report, I thought it'd be ...

Free enterprise wingers attack Vectrix for using a diesel truck 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Sure, there've been times when diesel gets attacked here on AutoblogGreen, but in general, we're pretty keen on the high-mileage power of the gasoline alternative (see this review of the BMW 535d, for example) while we wait for something better and cleaner. For Nathan Burchfiel over at the "free ...

Cycle World rides the Vectrix 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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 major publication and their opinion is likely to ...

Vectrix home delivery will bring the all-electric scooter to where you live (in CA) 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

When AutoblogGreen reported on the new $11,000+ Vectrix Scooter from the Santa Monica Alt Car Expo, people rightly whet "whew" when they saw the price (a quick side note, as a freelance writer for the past 17+ years, I doubt I have ever written three "whe" words in a row. OK, that's quite geeky ...


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