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Last weekend's TTXGP motorcycle races were proof that sometimes, slow and steady wins the race. Not that the four "eSuperstock" Zero S ZF9s were slow – ok, they are a bit sluggish compared to their superbike upperclassmen – but their reliability conquered all, allowing them to sweep ...

Zero Motorcycles has come a long way since the company first showed up on our radar back in 2007, and has only seemed to gain momentum since then. In fact, it just announced a 240 percent increase in year-on-year first quarter sales. It's not been by accident. Yes, it's hired some top executives ...

The 69th Milan International Motorcycle Show (EICMA) is now officially underway and the first order of business for electric motorcycle enthusiasts is the reveal of the 2012 line up from Zero Motorcycles. If you were hoping for better looks, better performance and better range from each and every ...

There are forecasts that the electric scooter and motorcycle market will see significant growth over the next few years and the 2011 edition of the Milan International Motorcycle show (EICMA) looks set to bear witness to those predictions. Of course, we've seen some awesome reveals there before, ...

London's boys in blue are to embark on a greener era of patrol with the unveiling of the Metropolitan Police's first electric motorcycle: the 2011 Zero DS. The police squad confirmed this week that it's to trial a Zero Dual Sport (DS) bike manufactured by Zero Motorcycles. The Met squad will use ...

Electric motocross machines will face off against both each other and gas-powered bikes again this year at the 2011 MiniMoto SX Energy Crisiscross in Las Vegas, and a new manufacturer will be in the mix looking for some respect in the dirt. Brammo is throwing its hat in the motocross ring that ...

Zero Motorcycles, the self proclaimed global leader in the electric motorcycle industry, has raised $26 million in additional financing from its investor group, led by Invus, LP. This round of financing closed on March 3rd, 2011 with $17 million invested and the potential for $9 million more ...

Zero Motorcycles has just announced it's added yet another model to its freshly-unveiled 2011 line-up, the Zero XU. Based on the off-road X frame, the XU gets its own body work and street-friendly componentry to create an "Urban ...

Zero Motorcycles has just unveiled its lineup for 2011, and while the model names remain the same, the changes in each are striking. The company seems to have done a good job of listening to customer ...

If you happen to be in Scotts Valley, CA and are considering climbing in someone's windows and snatching people or their stuff up, we have two things to say. First, that's not cool. How do you think your mother would feel if she knew you were up to this kind of villainy? And two, be warned that ...

The third installment of the Federation Internationale De Motocyclisme (FIM) e-Power road racing series arrives this weekend at Laguna Seca with the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix. The starting grid is only about eleven deep – there were hopes for a field of 15 – but it promises to be more ...

We had heard that the entire TTXGP North America's inaugural round at Infineon raceway would be broadcast as soon as this Friday, but if you're like us and really don't want to wait any longer than necessary ...

There were a lot of appraising eyes turned toward the recent TTXGP race at Infineon. The electric motorcycle undercard was part of the AMA West Coast Moto Jam, but the question was ...

Say you're in the market for an electric motorcycle but you don't like the modern styling of a Zero S or a Brammo Enertia. Or maybe you do, but some jerk who works in your office already has one. Well, now you can get a modern electric bike that looks like anything but. Check out custom bike ...

"They would kick their anthropomorphized butts back to the factories from whence they came, preferably for recycling." This statement appears to be the long-sought answer to the question of how today's electric ...

The MiniMoto SX kicks off in Las Vegas on the 6th of May and both Quantya USA and Zero Motorcycles will be representin'. This time, the race won't be merely a battle between the two brands but rather a contest that pits the old gas-powered paradigm against the new electric drivetrains in an open ...

Brammo Inc., maker of all-electric motorcycles, has announced that the Brammo Enertia will be sold for just $5,995 in California after federal and state incentives (golf clap). Brammo Founder and CEO Craig Bramscher said in a statement:

If you happen to live in Colorado and have a hankering for a brand-new electric motorcycle, we have good news. The rest of us... well, we can take a moment to wish we lived in Colorado, at least in time to make our desired ...

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (Republican) has a well-known fondness for motorcycles. Plus, he's also a big fan of the electrification of the automobile. As such, it would seem that Arnold ...