Neal Saiki is back with a new electric motorcycle — for the rest of us.
You may remember Saiki, the renowned designer for Haro Bikes and Santa Cruz Bicycles who went on to make electric dirt bikes, most recently the Zero X. (Jay Leno has one; so does Google cofounder Larry Page.)
This month, Saiki’s Scotts Valley company Zero Motorcycles became the first American motorcycle company to bring an electric street motorcycle to market with its Zero S Supermoto.
Created for commuters who care about their carbon footprint, the Zero S offers a sporty, low-maintenance way to travel around town quickly and efficiently without burning gas.
“It acts like a motorcycle, and it happens to be electric,” said Gene Banman, Zero’s CEO. “We’re appealing to the regular motorcycle enthusiast, but because it’s green, it adds extra attention.”…Â Details
Denny Hamlin didn’t break 110 mph Tuesday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, but he still was impressed with a car whose speed pales in comparison to that of his Sprint Cup ride.
“I thought it wouldn’t take off as well as a combustion engine,” Hamlin said after about an hour making laps in a 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid that will pace the Coca-Cola 600 on May 24 at the 1.5-mile oval. “The pickup was surprising; I’m amazed it takes off as good as anything.” … Details
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Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future.
G.M. is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000.
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Skipper Raphael Domjan and navigator Gerard d’Aboville together with a seafaring band of scientists and engineers are building what they call the largest solar boat in the world, a $13 million catamaran they hope will take them around the world next year.
The world sea voyage powered by solar energy is the dream of Raphaël Domjan. ‘I want to prove it is possible,’ explained the adventurer from Neuchâtel. ‘We want to be the Philéas Foggs of the 21st Century. But beyond Jules Verne’s dream, our project is to serve humanity and the environment and to overtake the classical energies of fossil fuels.’
Construction is well underway on the 98-foot-long vessel, which will feature …Â Details
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