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Would you be more likely to use car-sharing if you could bring your bike along? For Portlanders, that will soon be a real possibility, as 250 vehicles in its Car2Go fleet will get bike racks. Portland was one of the first U.S. cities with significant car-sharing fleets; and it was one of the first North American cities, after Austin, where Car2Go car-sharing was offered. Factor in Portland’s reputation as a hub for bike-friendliness, and the city makes sense as a testbed for the feature. DON'T MISS: 2017 Nissan Leaf: What We Know So Far About New Electric Car Car2Go offers mostly...
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Indian Maker Hero Unveils Diesel-Engined Motorcycle ConceptDiesel-engined cars are nothing new these days, even if sales in the U.S. are yet to catch up to ever-popular gasoline vehicles. But little is ever heard of diesel-engined motorcycles. Between gasoline bikes and the new breed of electric models, few seem to have explored the diesel concept. Indian...
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Renewable 'Pedal Power' To Light Times Square Ball Tonight
Never let it be said that New York City doesn't get everything it can out of its 50 million-plus tourist visitors each year. In this case, it's pedal-powered energy to offset the roughly 50 kilowatt-hours of electricity consumed by the famous lighted ball that drops to signal the New Year. Times...
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2011 Frankfurt Auto Show: Electric Two-Wheelers All The Rage
It isn't just the cars that are going electric at the Frankfurt Auto Show, currently open to the public until September 25. Two-wheeled electric vehicles are popular too. Frankfurt show is very much focused on urban mobility - and having driven through the city during the press days last week...
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EVs On Track: Electric Car Versus Electric Bike
We've speculated before on the future of hot rodding in the world of electric cars, but one aspect that's already taking off is electric vehicle racing. We've seen Think having a crack with the City EVCup, and the TTX GP is becoming a popular series for electric motorcycles. And it was a TTX GP...
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VIDEO: Zero Motorcycles Launches Dual Sport Electric Bike
Zero Motorcycles has unveiled their new "dual sport" bike designed to take on dirt trails and smooth pavement. Marketed as a zero-emissions motorcycle that can go anywhere, the so-called Zero DS features an aircraft grade aluminum frame and a lithium-ion battery back to store power. "The Zero DS is...
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It looks like something out of the new Transformers movie and it gets 117 miles per gallon. Interested? It's the Peugeot HYmotion 3 Motorcycle, but this is no ordinary bike. It's a three-wheeled (two in front, one in back) scooter, powered by a 125cc gas engine and two electric motors - one for each front wheel. Not to mention that it has a roof, so you won't have to hide under an overpass when it rains. The HYmotion will compete directly with the Piaggio MP3, another three-wheeled scooter, sans roof, currently sold only in Europe. The MP3 also uses a 125cc engine, but differs from the...
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God's Gift to Electric Motorcycles: Mission One EV Sport Bike
What happens when a Tesla Motors castoff and an award winning industrial designer join for a brainpower tryst? A freaking fast electric motorcycle is born. Mission Motors unveiled the world's fastest production all-electric motor cycle at TED2009 yesterday to googly eyes and slackened jaws. The...
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