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Pike Research projects 138M electric motorcycles and scooters to be on the road worldwide by 2017

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According to a new report from Pike Research, the number of e-motorcycles and e-scooters on the road will increase from 17 million in 2011 to 138 million by 2017, the majority of which will be powered by lead-acid batteries. Electric motorcycles and scooters have strong appeal for many consumers. million and 13.53

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UK Department for Transport Launches Consultations on Use of Small Personal Electric Vehicles and Electric-Assist Bikes

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The UK Department for Transport (DfT) launched a consultation on the use of small electric personal vehicles. The consultation seeks views on the principle of changing the law to permit the use of small electric personal vehicles (EPVs)—e.g., Tags: Europe Personal Transit Policy. Both consultations close 30 March 2010.

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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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Studies indicate US population has fewer light duty vehicles and drives them less

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Michael Sivak at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute together suggest that the US now has—per person, per driver, and per household—fewer light-duty vehicles and that they are driven less than a decade ago. In the newer study, “ Has Motorization In The U.S. —“Has Motorization In The U.S.

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College Electric Motorcycle Team Keeps Setting Records

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In a collaboration with the team’s sponsor, Monaco-based Venturi Group , students started building and testing an entirely new electric motorcycle, the RW-5 Voxan. Record-Setting Performance The FIM assesses a motorcycle’s speed using a straight path measuring 9 miles (14.5 kilometers) long. At the 2-mile (3.2-kilometer)

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BMW Motorrad Develops C1-E Electric Study as Contribution to eSUM

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eSUM stands for European Safer Urban Motorcycling. It is a cooperation project between major urban European motorcycling centres and motorcycle manufacturers. One of BMW Motorrad’s major concerns over the last twenty years has been the improvement of motorcycle safety.

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Ford, UMTRI launch student contest for vehicle-to-vehicle communications innovation

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Multidisciplinary teams of students will be encouraged to develop new and innovative applications that benefit all road users and all forms of transit; cars, commercial vehicles, transit buses, motorcycles, bicycles and pedestrians. This is a chance for them to be part of the future of transportation.

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