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Electric motorcycles are gaining momentum

Plug in America

This year, electric motorcycle momentum has been hot! Electric motorcycle companies have been reporting an increase in sales. For example, Italian electric motorcycle manufacturer Energica shared that in the first two months of 2020, they sold more electric motorcycles than in the year prior. .

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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. Performance and range are optimized for the urban street-rider.

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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 Releases Battery Swap Kiosk For Electric Motorcycles & Scooters

CleanTechnica EVs

The Taiwan-based company offers an innovative battery swap system that’s ideal for electric scooters and motorcycles parked in places where a power plug might not be available. In some past articles, we’ve been pretty excited about Gogoro.

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More Jeep plug-in hybrid choices, $25,000 Tesla, Honda electric motorcycles: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Electric Honda motorcycles are coming at last. And Jeep is adding to its lineup of plug-in hybrid Wrangler 4xe and Grand Cherokee 4xe versions. Jeep today announced an expansion of its 4xe plug-in hybrid family. The $25,000 Tesla might remain mothballed, but the company sees the need for affordable models.

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I bought Harley’s new electric motorcycle. Delivery was a hot mess, but still awesome

Baua Electric

LiveWire, the all-electric motorcycle brand spun out of Harley-Davidson, is shaping itself into a force to be reckoned with in the still-evolving electric motorcycle industry. And I got to experience all of it as the proud new owner of a shiny indigo LiveWire S2 Del Mar Launch Edition electric motorcycle.

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Nissan Leaf progress, fast electric motorcycle charging, Audi plug-ins: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Audi plans to introduce four new plug-in hybrids at next week's Geneva auto show. A drive in the Nissan Leaf Plus reveals how far electric cars have come in nine years. Electric motorcycle maker Zero has a novel way to get faster charging and longer trips on an electric bike.