Green Car Reports

JUNE 6, 2012

Back in 2009, we told you about the official National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recall of the 2008 Zap Xebra three-wheeled electric motorcycle. electric vehicle vendor Zap and the Chinese maker of the vehicle, Qingqi group Motorcycle.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Normally, the name Can-Am makes people think of three-wheeled vehicles (two in the front, one in the back for stability), but. continued] The post Do Can-Am’s Electric Motorcycles Make Sense? A recent video from the Electric Cycle Rider channel on YouTube gives us a look at a really cool bike that you can get from Can-Am.

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Electrek

JUNE 30, 2021

Arcimoto knows its stuff when it comes to three-wheeled electric vehicles, and Lightning Motorcycles is no stranger to breaking speed records. Now the two companies are combining their expertise in an attempt to build the fastest-tilting electric motorcycle in the world.

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Electric Vehicles India

AUGUST 24, 2021

Three Wheels United partners Piaggio Vehicles to promote electric 3-wheelers in India. The Three Wheels United (TWU) a Bengaluru based tech-enabled financier of light electric vehicles has partnered with Piaggio Vehicles to accelerate the adoption of electric three-wheelers in India.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Honda has big plans to electrify its motorcycle division in the coming years, and part of that plan is ensuring that customers can keep their bikes charged. To accomplish this, Honda has cooperated with a large group of manufacturers in standardizing swappable batteries for motorcycles and scooters. and Europe.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 14, 2014

Three wheeled vehicles get a lot of attention from hardcore fans of performance cars. They also get plenty of attention from hardcore fans of green vehicles--as they share many of the same desirable characteristics, like an aerodynamic teardrop shape with surprising stability, and light weight.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2010

The rear wheel and suspension. Due to its three-wheeled design, the GT3 is classified as a motorcycle. The two-tire design improves traction, stability and handling, while the low rolling resistance and rounded profile of the rear tires increase energy efficiency, according to the company. Click to enlarge.

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Electrek

JULY 18, 2023

There’s a new ride in town, and it’s got three wheels. more… The post New 3-wheeled leaning electric motorcycle launches in the US, no moto license needed appeared first on Electrek. Oh, and it also leans. It’s the X-OTO, and this electric scooter is already zipping around in the US.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

The collaboration of Honda’s motorcycle and automobile R&D centers made it possible to load the Motor Compo two-wheel EV commuter in this vehicle. Motorcycle models include: Motor Compo. A next-generation commuter developed by installing an EV system on Honda’s three-wheeled scooter. Small Sports EV Concept.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2013

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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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Back in the mid 1990s, a motorcycle seat salesman by the name of Mike Corbin turned up at the San Francisco Auto Show with a single seat, three wheeled electric car that resembled a boot on wheels.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

To say three-wheeled vehicles are rare in the North American car market would be an understatement. Traditionally, motorcycles have two wheels, and passenger cars and light trucks have four.

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EV Obssesion

JULY 8, 2021

These policy changes remove the need for a motorcycle endorsement and allow drivers to operate the FUV, Rapid Responder, and Deliverator with a standard driver’s license. Updated “autocycle” classifications in […].

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2012

Pinnacle has signed a licensing and joint development agreement with a major, as yet unnamed, Asian vehicle OEM, with lower power products targeted for two- and three-wheel applications in the developing country markets expected to be available in the first quarter of 2013. Pinnacle Engines’ 4-stroke opposed-piston engine.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2009

Target applications for Freescale’s small engine control platform include small-displacement two- and four-stroke engines used in motorcycles, mopeds, scooters and three-wheeled taxis. The demand for low-cost, two- and three-wheeled motorized vehicles is on the rise in emerging markets, such as China, India and Brazil.

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Electrek

AUGUST 31, 2022

From three-wheeled Fun Utility Vehicles that can hit 75 mph to flying electric boats to Harley-Davidson’s flagship electric motorcycle , it’s been a wild few years. But this summer has been especially jam-packed with fun electric vehicles ranging from electric watercraft to e-bikes and long range electric motorcycles.

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Electrek

AUGUST 22, 2023

A number of troubling developments point to serious financial troubles for SONDORS, the company behind a wide range of electric bicycles as well as the Metacycle electric motorcycle (and an ill-fated three-wheeled electric car , but that’s another story).

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Green Cars News

MARCH 25, 2014

Designed to appeal both to traditional scooter and motorcycle riders and encourage non-riders to make the switch away from cars, the new T[.]. Yamaha has revealed a new vehicle designed to deliver the best of both worlds; the agility and compact nature of scooter with the stability more akin to a car. Green credentials'

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

In combination with the 6-speed manual transmission, the Civic Type R development car set the world lap time record for a mass-production front-wheel drive vehicles at the Nürburgring Nordschleife in Germany.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

California is considering an electric-motorcycle mandate that could lead to an eight-fold growth in sales, CalMatters reports. 7, would impose a credit system leading to 10% zero-emission motorcycle sales in 2028 and 50% in 2035, up from about 1% today.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 30, 2011

Is it a three-wheeled bike? It's got four wheels, but the rear track is narrower than the front track. And a motorcycle-style swing-arm suspends the rear. Last fall, the Peugeot EX1 Concept lit imaginations on fire when it debuted at the Paris Motor Show. Something totally different?

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DIY Electric Car

JULY 9, 2013

My team and I are bringing into production a unique and futuristic, electric, three-wheel car. There you can become part of our project by voting and helping us choose the top three designs. How are you all doing? My name is Orlando M. We would like to invite you to our Facebook page, and like us.

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National Green Transportation

AUGUST 24, 2010

The Arcimoto is an electric three wheeled electric motorcycle sporting an enclosed cabin reminding some of space ships. After a few years development the Arcimoto team is refining the design and preparing to enter production.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

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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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Because of that form factor, battery swapping for e-bikes is a quick and simple method for staying powered up, whereas for a traditional four-wheeled EV, swaps are a more involved process for doing the equivalent of filling a gas tank. best known for its motorcycles and motorboats, is now looking to expand into this growing marketplace, too.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 9, 2017

Three-wheeled vehicles have never been remotely popular in North America, but some new makers of these unusual vehicles are hoping for a resurgence of interest.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 13, 2021

A Eugene, Oregon manufacturer of affordable three-wheeled electric vehicles (EVs), Arcimoto looks to change the world. Arcimoto, makers of fun, utility vehicles for commuters and fleets, announced NASDAQ’s approval today. The company can now list its shares of common stock on The NASDAQ Global Market, a positive growth sign.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 24, 2023

With the stability of three wheels and the lean-in thrill of a conventional moped, X-OTO offers the electric Vespa crowd something truly new.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As a lifelong motorcycle enthusiast, I cannot tell you the number of times I’ve wanted to sneak stories about two-wheeled transportation onto this website. Despite having seen them around for years, they were models I had long assumed would be marginally better than the atrocious three-wheeled motorcycles offered by Harley-Davidson.

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All Cars Electric

MAY 18, 2011

Remember Aptera, the plucky San Diego firm responsible for the three wheeled Aptera 2e electric car which resembles an airplane but is technically a motorcycle?

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 18, 2022

Founded in 2020, the company sells a variety of EVs, including e-bikes, scooters, motorcycles, and tuktuks. The E2 is a two-wheel scooter with a battery range of 85 km and a top speed of 60 km/h. The E3, a three-wheeled tuktuk motorized rickshaw, can carry up to 500 kilograms of goods and has a range of 80 km.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 29, 2024

In the US, bicycles and motorcycles are often considered recreational vehicles, but in other parts of the world they’re important parts of the transportation system. Bloomberg tells us that there were almost 300 million two- and three-wheeled EVs around the world in 2022, and that number has surely grown substantially since.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2009

Motorcycles, three-wheeled vehicles, neighborhood electric vehicles, and other non-conventional passenger vehicles are not desired and will be deemed non-responsive to the announcement. The classes of vehicles that are covered range from light duty passenger vehicles to medium and heavy duty over-the-road trucks.

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All Cars Electric

OCTOBER 18, 2009

Updating a story we have been covering for awhile regarding three wheel vehicles and their classification as either cars or motorcycles, Congress has now voted and passed a bill that will classify 3 wheel vehicles such as the Aptera 2e as cars. You can read previous articles by clicking here.

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All Cars Electric

MAY 18, 2011

Remember Aptera, the plucky San Diego firm responsible for the three wheeled Aptera 2e electric car which resembles an airplane but is technically a motorcycle?

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

What happens when you take perhaps the most popular sidecar electric bike in the US and combine it with vintage BMW motorcycle vibes? Now with a new limited edition bringing cool new features, the updated MOD Easy Sidecar Sahara is the coolest-looking three-wheeled e-bike to launch all year.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 30, 2015

There are electric cars and electric motorcycles, but what we've got here fits somewhere in between. Morgan is a century-old British automaker known for its purposely anachronistic sports cars, and a few years ago it decided to revive one of its oldest models--the 3 Wheeler.

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