Powersports NFTs: British Bike Brand To Offer Free Digital NFT With Purchase of Motorcycle
Ever had the itch to hop on the nearest investment bandwagon, but find your wallet is better suited to the sweet, sweet rides that pepper your garage proper? Neo Motorcycles now has an option that could give you the best of both worlds. According to VisorDown, if you buy a motorcycle from Neo, you’ll get …
Volcon: Stephanie Davis, Industry Veteran, Appointed as Chief Operating Officer
An EV industry veteran with over 25 years of experience on the job has just been hired to take on the role of Chief Operating Officer for Volcon ePowersports – and judging by her portfolio, Davis will be bringing a killer set of skills to the fast-growing EV company. “We are excited for Stephanie to …
BMW Flexible Gas Tank Patent Suggest Hybrid Motorcycle on the Way
Battery or No Battery? You Decide Hybrid motorcycles are something that hasn’t really happened yet. BMW might be seeking to change that with a new bike. According to MoreBikes, the company recently patented a flexible gas tank. How does that indicate the bike could be a hybrid? Well, the flexible part of the tank would …
MotoE Rises From the Ashes in Three Months
Recharged and Ready to Go Just about three short months after a catastrophic fire destroyed all the bikes and much of the equipment of MotoE, the racing series is back to testing and on track to complete its revised schedule. According to Visordown, the Energica bikes that make up MotoE are ready to go and …
The eROCKIT Blends the Line Between a Pedal-Assist Bicycle and Motorcycle
The Best of Both Worlds or Just Weird? Pedal-assist electric bicycles are really cool. I rode one all over Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, one time and had an absolute blast. It made me wonder if I shouldn’t trade in my loud, dirty Tomos moped for cruising over to a coffee shop. However, what ultimately convinced me …
Will Honda India Have to Partner With Competitors on EV Tech Due to Emissions Regulations?
Regulations are Forcing Honda’s Hand Some people say the new emissions regulations for many areas around the world are moving too quickly. Others say they’re not moving quickly enough. No matter where you stand on this issue, you should be able to agree it’s making some interesting business bedfellows. It now seems that Honda India …
Yamaha’s EC-05 Is an Electric Scooter with Gogoro Swappable Batteries
One of the First Big Steps By a Major Manufacturer Yamaha recently teamed up with the Taiwan company Gogoro to build an electric scooter with swappable batteries. The idea was to take the powertrain that Gogoro has and apply it to a Yamaha scooter. The result is the EC-05 you see before you. The performance …
KTM and Bajaj Have Electric Bikes in the Works
Production Could Begin in 2022 It looks like KTM and Bajaj will be putting out some electric motorcycles soon, and I’m pretty excited about that. Motofire, recently reported that the companies plan on producing some electric motorcycles or scooters with power around three to 10 kW, which equates to about four to 13 hp. That …
Damon Motorcycles Wants to Revolutionize Motorcycle Safety With Tech
It Wants to Stop Motorcycle Fatalities Altogether There are a lot of innovative ideas when it comes to motorcycle safety right now, but Damon Motorcycles wants to take things up a notch. The company secured $2.5 million in funding, according to RideApart, to build an electric motorcycle that uses cameras, sensors, and alert systems to …
Electric Mobility Scooter Company Bird Will Add Electric Mopeds
Stepping Up Its Two-Wheel Game If you live in almost any major city across the U.S. You’ve likely seen the electric stand up scooters that people can rent with their smartphone. These scooters offer some personal transportation around urban environments at a low cost. Well, one of the bigger companies out there offering these scooters …
I Predict That These Electric Motorcycle Companies Will Fail
There are hundreds of electric motorcycle and trike startups and real deal companies around the world right now. Electric motorcycle technology is booming, and there’s a lot to love about the technology and the possibilities for the future. With that said, there’s no way all of these companies will survive. According to Startup Genome, more …
The Sur-Ron Light Bee Is an Electric Bike For On-Road and Off
A Promising-Looking Electric Bike There’s a lot to love about new and upcoming electric motorcycles. The technology is genuinely exciting and although the vast majority of the electric bikes out there lack the range, power, and short charge times that people are looking for, they’re quickly getting closer to being at the point where they …
