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Kawasaki’s Electric Ninja Is Back. But Do They Really Care?
Kawasaki seems confident enough in its electric Ninja to carry it into another model year. But is that confidence, or is Kawasaki simply making sure it can say it has an electric motorcycle?

Paul Roberts
Aug 233 min read


USA Finally Gets the LiveWire ONE Price Cut Europe Got in March
America has finally caught up with Europe, with LiveWire slashing the price of the ONE by another $2,500.
The U.S. price is now down to $13,999, five months after UK and European riders saw their own major price cuts. Same bike, significantly less money.

Paul Roberts
Aug 222 min read


Zero Is Paying New Riders to Start on Electric - But Only in Europe
Zero is offering new riders cash to make their first motorcycle electric.
Its revealed a new bonus offering riders up to €500 cashback on selected electric motorcycles and scooters bought within three months of getting their licence.

Paul Roberts
Aug 212 min read


Selling Motorcycles for Less Than an E-Bike? Meet Avore
Avore has only just arrived, but it's already putting affordable electric motorcycles on the road, and it's doing it with a three-bike range rather than a single entry-level model.

Paul Roberts
Aug 203 min read


Easy-Watts: The Bikes Are Only Half the Story
France has plenty of electric two-wheelers, but Easy-Watts is quietly putting together a motorcycle range worth paying attention to.

Paul Roberts
Aug 183 min read


Velca Turns Its 130 km/h Vortex Into a 30-Bike Black Edition
Velca has turned its standard Vortex electric motorcycle into a limited Black Edition, with just 30 bikes available in the lot. But unlike plenty of special editions, this one turns out to be a better deal than the standard bike.

Paul Roberts
Aug 172 min read


The MUL.E Shows Where Tactical Electric Motorcycles Are Headed
Electric motorcycles are finding a very specific job on the battlefield, and Ukraine is taking the idea seriously.

Paul Roberts
Aug 162 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


“It Has to Be F*ing Cool”: Meet the Man Behind the Blacksheep ONE
Most motorcycle manufacturers start in roughly the same place. A proven frame. A supplier catalogue. A motor. Suspension. Brakes. Electronics. Years of experience refining what already exists. But that's not how the Blacksheep ONE was built.

Paul Roberts
Aug 149 min read


Maeving Is Scaling Coventry Production as Overseas Demand Grows
Maeving's electric motorcycles are selling well enough overseas that the company now needs more production capacity back home in Coventry, UK. The British brand is adding jobs and building more bikes to keep up with riders buying them across the US and Europe.

Paul Roberts
Aug 142 min read


Got a Dead Motorcycle? Beachman Wants to Turn It Electric
Every biker knows the one. The old bike that's been sat in the garage for years because the engine is knackered and fixing it costs more than the bloody thing is worth.
Beachman reckons it has a solution for bikes like that: turn them electric.

Paul Roberts
Aug 133 min read


Solar E-Clipse: How Much Motorcycle Can You Actually Get for 60kg?
Electric motorcycles aren't exactly known for being light. Bigger batteries, more range and more kit have pushed kerb weights steadily upwards, but Solar has taken a very different approach with the E-Clipse: 60.8kg, up to 16kW and a claimed 70mph top speed.

Paul Roberts
Aug 122 min read
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