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Honda aiming to sell 3.5M electric motorcycles per year by 2030

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Honda will introduce more than 10 new electric motorcycle models by 2025, with an aim to reach annual electric motorcycle sales of 1 million units within the next five years, and 3.5 Honda has been offering the Honda e: Business Bike series models and accelerating the global launch of business-use electric motorcycles.

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Ride Vision launches AI-based collision-avoidance system for motorcycles

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Ride Vision is launching globally the first collision-avoidance technology for motorcycles, an AI-based system for motorcycle safety. There are more than 700 million motorcycles on the road around the world, which account for 28% of all fatal road accidents, and cost for some countries up to 4.1% of the domestic GDP, each year.

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Lightning Motorcycles reveals electric Bonneville Superbike with Niobium technology

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Lightning Motorcycles has revealed its new electric Bonneville Superbike: Tachyon Nb. — Daniel Wright, CBMM engineer and person responsible for the development of the project. Lightning partnered with the Brazilian company CBMM, global leader in Niobium products and technology ( earlier post ), on materials for the superbike.

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Zero Motorcycles, Jiangsu Xinri E-Vehicle score highest in new Pike Research assessment of electric motorcycle and scooter manufacturers

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Pike Pulse Grid for electric motorcycles and scooters. According to a new Pike Pulse report published by Pike Research, the two electric motorcycle and scooter manufacturers who are best positioned to take advantage of upcoming shifts in the market are Zero Motorcycles and Jiangsu Xinri E-Vehicle. Click to enlarge.

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DENSO develops a new low-cost fuel injection system for small motorcycles

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Global automotive supplier DENSO Corporation has developed a new electronic fuel injection system for small motorcycles called DIET-FI (DENSO Intelligent Economical Technology-Fuel Injection). Conventional FI systems for motorcycles comprise sensors, actuators, and ECUs to ensure high-precision control of the air-fuel ratio.

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Toyota unveils i-ROAD 3-wheeled electric personal mobility vehicle concept at Geneva

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Toyota unveiled the new i-ROAD three-wheeled electric personal mobility vehicle (PMV) concept at the Geneva motor show. i-ROAD concept showing Active Lean in action. Click to enlarge. Seating two in tandem and under cover, i-ROAD has a range of up to 30 miles (50km) on a single charge.

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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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