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MAHLE Powertrain and White Motorcycle Concepts developing fully electric 3-wheeled motorcycle for police, emergency first responders

Green Car Congress

MAHLE Powertrain is working with White Motorcycle Concepts (WMC) to develop a fully electric three-wheeled motorcycle suited to the requirements of police, emergency first responders and last-mile delivery fleets. WMC 250EV bike in testing at MIRA, with the V-Duct visible.

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Harley-Davidson 2020 LiveWire electric motorcycle available for pre-order at $29,799; 2 new electric concepts

Green Car Congress

At CES 2019, Harley-Davidson announced pricing and pre-order availability for LiveWire, its first electric production motorcycle. The company also displayed two new concept electric two-wheelers: one designed for the city, the other with off-roading in mind. Harley concepts for city (top) and off-roading (bottom). Earlier post.)

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Ricardo’s low-cost, fuel-efficient automatic transmission concept for motorcycles

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Ricardo has developed and demonstrated an advanced and cost-effective motorcycle Automated Manual Transmission (AMT) concept that offers the comfort and convenience of automatic and semi-automatic operation with better-than-manual fuel efficiency. —Stefano Di Palma, AMT lead engineer for Ricardo Motorcycle.

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Harley-Davidson Livewire Electric Motorcycle Concept: Test Ride

Green Car Reports

The Harley-Davidson Project Livewire electric motorcycle concept has been blazing across the country, with demonstration rides offered to owners and fans on no fewer than 40 concept bikes. Now we''ve ridden it, and we can weigh in: The Livewire motorcycle looks great, accelerates hard, and rides smoothly.

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Ricardo collaborates with EXNOVO to launch full motorcycle and scooter product development capability

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Ricardo and Italy-based EXNOVO, a leading vehicle design house, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on motorcycle and scooter product development. —Paul Etheridge, Ricardo’s head of motorcycle engineering.

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This “sold-out” street-legal electric motorcycle is also an electric snowmobile

Electrek

A man takes a ride on an electric motorcycle and thinks to himself, This is great, but you know what its missing? But that hasnt stopped it from apparently becoming a reality thanks to Canadian designer Steven Foster, who has now spent three years developing and testing that exact concept to bring the Avvenire Combat e-motorcycle to life.

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Honda to Show Hybrid and Battery-Electric Vehicle Concepts at Tokyo Motor Show; CR-Z Concept 2009

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The CR-Z Concept 2009. Honda will reveal the CR-Z Concept 2009, the most recent prototype of a compact sports car using Honda’s IMA technology, at October’s Tokyo Motor Show. Honda introduced the first version of the CR-Z concept at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2007. Honda will also reveal two more concepts at the show.

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