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THE TECH
Electric motorcycle tech explained: batteries, motors, software, charging, and the innovations pushing the space forward.


Would You Fit a Range Extender to Your Electric Motorcycle? JETSURF Might Have the Answer
What if your electric motorcycle ran out of battery, but you still had a petrol-powered backup? JETSURF’s Hybrid X prototype could offer a way to keep riding, but would you want a two-stroke back in your electric bike?

Paul Roberts
Oct 133 min read


Can Your Power Tool Battery Keep Your Kid’s Dirt Bike on Track?
Could the battery from your Husqvarna 36V power tool kit keep your kid’s bike on the dirt? For 2027, Husqvarna, KTM and GASGAS are launching three closely related electric mini-motocross bikes, all using the same removable Husqvarna 40-B330X battery.

Greg Fletcher
Oct 102 min read


Yadea Keeps Showing Off its Autopilot. But Can You Actually Buy It?
Yadea keeps showing off an electric motorcycle that can ride itself. The videos look like something from the future, but there's one pretty important question. Can you actually buy one?

Greg Fletcher
Oct 72 min read


Donut Lab Episode 16: It's not a Lithium Battery, But There is Lithium in the Battery
In Episode 16 of I Donut Believe, Donut Lab has released the results of an independent elemental analysis carried out by Intertek in the UK. And there's a surprise. There is lithium in the cell. There's sodium too. Just not very much of either.

Paul Roberts
Sep 233 min read


The Great Electric Motorcycle Range Con
How how far can an electric motorcycle actually go? That depends on how the bike is tested, how fast you're riding and how much work you're asking the battery to do. We all know the game by now: big range number on the brochure, smaller number once you hand over your hard-earned cash and start riding the thing. The reason it keeps happening comes down to how electric two-wheelers are tested, and the maths gets pretty ugly once you leave the gentle, controlled world of the tes

Paul Roberts
Sep 134 min read


Zero Motorcycles Is Finally Bringing DC Fast Charging
Zero is adding Level 3 DC fast charging to its Street and Dual Sport motorcycles, with the system also being developed as a retrofit for some older bikes.

Paul Roberts
Sep 22 min read


Donut Lab Episode 15: 400 Wh/kg Claimed - VTT Tests It at 409 Wh/kg
Since Donut Lab announced its battery, one question has come up more than any other: how much energy does the thing actually hold for its weight? Now we have a number.

Paul Roberts
Sep 22 min read


Donut Lab Episode 14.5: Drop the Censorship
Following Episode 14 of I Donut Believe, Donut Lab has now dropped the NDA requirement and released the previously censored footage and supporting materials.

Paul Roberts
Aug 301 min read


Donut Lab Episode 14: Censorship and The Nail Test
Donut Lab is back with another episode of I Donut Believe, and this time there is a lot we don't get to see. Episode 14 centres around an independent verification of Donut's controversial bipolar battery cell claims from the previous episode, followed by a nail penetration test. The catch? Much of the evidence has been censored.

Paul Roberts
Aug 153 min read
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