What if a battery wasn't designed first, and the bike came second?
Donut Lab was under fire last week. This week, it's carrying on as if nothing happened.
Rather than responding directly to the growing debate around its battery claims, Episode 12 of the IDonutBelieve series doubles down on the company's vision: a highly customisable battery platform that can be tailored to almost any use case.
BYD’s Blade Battery has been making headlines in electric cars for years, but now it’s getting a proper two-wheel workout in the Nerva EXE II. The question riders will care about is simple: does battery tech that has built a reputation in the car world actually translate to better range, reliability and real-world performance when it moves from four wheels to two?
Nucular Electronics has launched a plug-and-play tuning system that could let more riders dial in their bikes without disappearing down a rabbit hole of settings and wiring diagrams.
The latest Donut Lab episode might contain its biggest claim yet. Not because of what the battery can do, but because of how many they think they can build.
Lightning is heading back to the Bonneville Salt Flats with unfinished business and a sharper brief than last time: build a next-generation EV platform capable of more than 600 hp and keep it stable when everything is trying to tear it apart.
Avenrà CEO Paul Cummins has told BCB he lost control of his EVO this weekend during a UK rideout that didn’t go to plan. Not a speed test or stunt attempt, just a roundabout, a diesel spill, and the kind of surface that turns grip into guesswork.
Donut are back and the latest VTT test results are in. This time the focus shifts to something a lot less glamorous than charging speed or headline power figures. It’s swelling.
Alongside its E-Clutch development for geared motorcycles, Honda now seems to be exploring what a clutch-by-wire system could look like in electric off-road machines.
Last year, we laid out a question: with more connectivity and more layers between rider and road, when does "assistance" start killing the ride? Now in 2026, AI makes that question harder to dodge. To dig into it, we sat down with industry veteran, systems specialist, and longtime AI advocate Dom Kwong to hear what he thinks AI in motorcycles looks like.
We’ve been watching and waiting for the Bonnell 805 RX to drop, and now it’s finally here with a simple idea: keep the bike midweight, but give it the punch of something much bigger.
