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Agreement reached to standardize swappable batteries for electric motorcycles

Green Car Congress

The Swappable Battery Consortium for Electric Motorcycles has reached an agreement to standardize swappable batteries and replacement systems, allowing battery sharing and paving the way for increased adoption of electric motorcycles in Japan. The consortium was established by Honda Motor Co.,

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African electric motorcycle company Spiro lands funds for major international expansion

Electrek

The last time we heard from African electric motorcycle startup Spiro, the company was planning to roll out 140,000 e-motos in Uganda. Now Spiro is working to put even more bikes and battery swap stations on the road thanks to new funding.

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Watch this electric motorcycle ride battery deep through California flood waters

Baua Electric

In what may be a first for this particular bike though, we’re getting a look at a Ryvid Anthem electric motorcycle that was ridden battery-deep through flood waters and lived to ride back out. The entire exercise underscores just how waterproof electric motorcycles can be, even riding underwater.

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Honda to step up its game with new electric motorcycles and EVs

Teslarati

At the same time, Honda plans to increase its annual sales of electric motorcycles to 3.5 With the popularity of electric vehicles continuously rising, legacy automakers like Honda are reevaluating their place in the general auto industry. million electric motorcycles annually, approximately 15% of Honda’s total unit sales.

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Harley-Davidson Livewire electric motorcycle makes European debut in Milan; more specs and details

Green Car Congress

The new electric Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle—originally unveiled in Milwaukee during the company’s 115 th Anniversary this past Labor Day weekend—made its European debut at the Milan press conference of the EICMA show.

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Ampersand Secures $9 Million Debt Facility From US International DFC To Scale Operations

CleanTechnica EVs

A number of startups focused on electrifying the motorcycle and motorcycle taxi (boda-boda) market have now entered the boda-boda space in Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda. They have adopted several models, including battery leasing and swapping services, hoping to entice boda-boda operators with the lower opex costs of electric motorcycles.

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Honda may build an EV factory in Canada featuring in-house battery cells

Teslarati

Japanese automaker Honda is considering locations to build an electric vehicle (EV) factory in Canada featuring the use of in-house battery cells. Interestingly, Honda is also targeting another market with electric motorcycles , and the automaker plans to launch 10 or more fully electric motorcycle units by 2025 — with as many as 3.5

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