Posts Tagged ‘electric dirt bike’
Despite Company Slowdown, KTM Stays Committed to Electric Dirtbike Plans

Despite the economic slowdown world wide has come a decrease in sales of most non-essential vehicles like dirt bikes. KTM has been hit fairly hard, but has committed to keep their electric dirtbike plans on track for the planned 2010 production release.
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World’s First Electricross Goes Off Without a Hitch - World Records Broken All Around

The Zero Motorcycle 24 Hours of Electricross event was held Saturday, April 4th in San Jose, California and featured 10 endurance bikes running for 24 hours of racing. All running only on electricity!
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Zero Motorcycles Hosting First Electricross This April

Do you have an electric motorcycle, ATV, quad-runner, or motocross? Well, you might want to saddle up and get on out to the 24 Hours of Electricross hosted by Zero Motorcycles in San Jose this April!
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KTM Commits to 2010 Production Electric Motorcycle

Back in October, we covered KTM’s plans to produce an all-electric off-road motorcycle for mass-production. Electric motocross has picked up and is getting more accepted as more companies are seeing the real benefits (and new markets) and producing their own models.
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Our Top 5 Electric Motorcycles for 2008

Alright, these are our picks for the top 5 electric motorcycles of this year. As with our pick of cars, these are all models available for purchase in the USA by 2010 and are being gauged by innovation, design, and availability. I’ll dispense with my usual flowery commentary and present to you, now, our 2008 picks for Top 5 Electric Motorcycles! \insert drum roll sound file here\
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Zero-X Electric Off-Road Motorcycle: Whisper-Quiet, Off-Road Power

Check out the Zero-X off-road electric motorcycle, made by Zero Motorcycles, Inc. of Santa Cruz, California. The Zero-X is a 100% electric off-road motorcycle powered by a 17kW motor capable of 23 peak horsepower. That’s about equivalent to a 250cc gas motorcycle, and it’s not bad at all for an electric vehicle that weighs a meager 140 pounds. The light weight of the motorcycle itself is due to an innovative mix of motorcycle and modified bicycle parts and to an aircraft aluminum frame that weighs 18 pounds.
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