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Maker of electric off road motorcycles, Zero Motorcycles is planning to release it first street legal electric motorcycle next month. The new Zero S electric supermotor bike will have 3kWhs of battery capacity. That is 50 percent more than the lithium-ion unit that Zero uses in its Zero X dirt bike. This will cause the S model to …Â
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2010 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid: Porsche’s first cleaner-and-greener machine combines a 333-horsepower V6 with a 52-horsepower electric motor that can solely operate at speeds up to 140 km/h or in tandem with the gas engine as required.
An eight-speed automatic transmission functions in either mode. Porsche claims the hybrid will hit 100 km/h in seven seconds and average about 9.0 l/100 km in combined city/highway driving…Â Details
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Following in the path of Vectrix, firms including Mission Motor, Zero and Brammo expect zooming growth for plug-ins on two wheels….
… When it comes to electric vehicles, the Tesla Roadster and Chevrolet Volt get all the love. But there are other EVs rolling around, and they’re balancing on two wheels.
Since 2007, when Vectrix of Middletown, R.I., first rode onto the scene with its battery-powered Maxi Scooter, a growing number of U.S. start-ups have entered the plug-in two-wheeler market. They’ve invested millions of dollars in ….
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 A few months ago we told you about the Isle of Man TTXGP, the “world’s first clean emission carbon-free grand prix,” according to the event’s promoters. Since then, a well-organized publicity team has been travelling and relentlessly getting the word out about the race, scheduled for June 12. This has led to some interesting entries …Â
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