Honda has quietly filed a new patent. On the surface, it’s a low-cost electric motorcycle concept, likely built on the Shine 100 platform. Simple frame. Compact motor. Modular battery layout. No spec-sheet flexing. No halo-bike nonsense. Just an e-moto designed to do a job—and do it cheaply.

Hero MotoCorp is making a deliberate play to lock in more territory in the e-moto space, rolling out new EV patents, deeper collaborations, and doubling down on its Vida brand. What does this mean for bikers and buyers in the international market?

Since our last piece on green warning lights for Blood Bikers, we’ve been talking directly to the people doing the miles. The message from the saddle has been surprising and very consistent: this isn’t what they’re asking for!

Maeving, the Coventry-built electric motorcycle outfit, has just stacked £11 million in Series A cash and lined it up for a harder push into the US. No soft launch, no toe-dipping — this is Maeving backing its American run with real money.