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Pike Research projects 138M electric motorcycles and scooters to be on the road worldwide by 2017

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Cumulative battery usage by vehicle, world markets, 2011-2017. According to a new report from Pike Research, the number of e-motorcycles and e-scooters on the road will increase from 17 million in 2011 to 138 million by 2017, the majority of which will be powered by lead-acid batteries. Source: Pike Research. Click to enlarge.

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Opibus Rebrands As Roam Motors

CleanTechnica EVs

Opibus, a Swedish-Kenyan technology company that develops, designs, and manufactures electric vehicles tailored for the African continent, has officially changed its name to Roam Motors. Roam is one of the firms leading the transition to sustainable transport in Africa.

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Opibus raises $7.5M to mass-produce electric buses & motorcycles

Electric Vehicles India

to mass-produce electric buses & motorcycles. Opibus an African electric mobility company has announced that it has closed on a round of equity and grant fundraising totalling $7.5 As per the company, this is the largest amount that is raised by an electric mobility company in all of Sub-Saharan Africa.

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The rise of the electric motorcycle

Green Cars News

It seems that there is a new hot mode of transport – in the form of e-motorcycles and e-scooters. A report from Pike Research finds that the number of these electrically powered vehicles will increase from 17million this year to 138million by 2017, with the majority powered by lead-acid batteries.

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Top 5 Electric Vehicle Start-Ups in India

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Amazon and Flipkart changed the way we shop, Tesla has done the same with electric cars they changed the way the world looked at electric cars. Nitin Gadkari, India’s transport minister, who has stated that he drives an electric vehicle , has urged people to support the transition to electric vehicles.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

Harley-Davidson, the legendary and revered American manufacturer of motorcycles, announced that it is establishing LiveWire as a separate electric motorcycle brand on July 8,2021, just in time for the first of nine outdoor International Motorcycle Shows. I’ve always wondered how Harley would market its silent motorcycles.

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