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  • Smart eBike electric bicycle

    After testing the 2013 Smart ForTwo Electric Drive, we were given the opportunity to try out another of Smart's electric vehicles. Unlike the city car however, this vehicle has only half the number of seats, and half the numer of wheels. It's also, technically speaking, a hybrid--using an electric motor on the rear wheel, and... your legs. It is of course the eBike, Smart's pedal-electric bicycle. And it could be the most convincing vehicle Smart makes. Perfect fit On the face of it, the eBike is a perfect fit for the Smart brand, far more so than other car companies which offer branded...

  • Green Vehicles Triac electric car
    Triac Three-Wheeled Electric Motorcycle For Sale On eBay

    Some curious vehicles have emerged on the electric vehicle market over the years, and few have been more curious than the Triac. We first wrote about the Triac three-wheel electric vehicle back in 2010. Made by Green Vehicles of Salinas, California, it touted a 100-mile range, an 80 mph top speed...

  • 2011 Tesla Roadster Final Edition, photograph copyright Damon Lavrinc / AOL
    Not Driven An Electric Car Yet? Try These Five First

    If you've not yet driven an electric car, we think you're really missing out. Even if you consider yourself an electric car cynic, it's worth having a drive in one, experiencing the smoothness and silence, and the surprising acceleration available even in less powerful models. Whether you're a...

  • Brammo Empulse R electric motorcycle
    New Brammo Empulse Electric Motorcycle Unveiled

    Electric motorcycle manufacturer Brammo has revealed two brand new motorcycles, the Empulse and Empulse R. Each motorcycle offers both a 100 mph top speed, and 100 miles of range. The company has incorporated features suggested from research on its previous products, to ensure the Empulse and...

  • Audi's electric bike ridden by Julien Dupont. Image captured from Youtube video
    Audi Urban Electric Bike Teased Before Official Launch

    Smart's eBike electric bicycle has been attracting a lot of attention recently, but it's not the only electric bike to emerge from Germany. Audi has teased its own electric bike in a short video, featuring French freestyle trials rider Julien Dupont. Where Smart's bike is very much a commuting...

  • Smart eBike  -  April 2012
    Smart eBike: First Ride

    Going electric makes a lot of sense for the smallest city-commute vehicles—like the Smart Fortwo Electric Drive, which is still on the way. But in the meantime, it looks like a different Smart electric vehicle will arrive first: the Smart eBike. The Smart eBike is a bicycle, but an...

  • Smart ebike electric bicycle

    Smart's ebike electric bicycle is now available to order across Europe, before the first bikes hit retailers in late May, going on sale in the U.S. soon after. The bike reinforces the brand's stance on urban mobility, providing consumers with another option for city commutes beyond the regular ForTwo and the ForTwo Electric Drive, now in its third generation. The ebike is defined as a pedelec, or Pedal Electric Cycle, and technically, with its combination of electric power and person power, it's a hybrid vehicle. It's powered by a 423 Wh lithium-ion battery, feeding a 200 watt BionX electric...

  • BMW Concept E, 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show
    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...

  • Zero DS Motorcycle
    Zero Announces Recall of Zero S, Zero DS Electric Motorcycle

    Electric motorcycle manufacturer Zero Motorcycles has announced the recall of certain model year 2009 and 2010 Zero S and Zero DS motorcycles, to replace the front brake caliper bracket. Under heavy braking, the original front brake caliper bracket may be subject to deformation, which can cause...

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