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Electric motorcycle maker Brammo closes first $13M tranche of $45M Series C

Green Car Congress

a developer of electric vehicle technology and manufacturer of two-wheel electric vehicles, has closed the first $13-million tranche of a $45 million Series C funding round designed to accelerate the company’s development plans. Brammo Inc., —Craig Bramscher, CEO of Brammo. With annual 2010 sales of $1.99

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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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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Throughout 2014, Tesla Motors fortunes will have tongues wagging (and international car buyers salivating) as the brand becomes a global phenomenon. Electric motorcycles breakout. The luxury internal combustion engine (ICE) motorcycle market may be growing in both the United States and Europe, as well.

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Visiting PURE EV factory | Startup Showcase | ETryst electric motorcycle first look

Plug In India

So PURE ’s working capital seems to be dealer financed to a large extent. On the finance front though the valid crib is about finance options for prospective buyers. ETryst Electric Motorcycle The high point of the visit was testing out their motorcycle - the ETryst. One of the main ones is electrical.

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Los Angeles to lease 160 BEVs, 128 PHEVs as part of commitment to 50% EV purchases by 2017

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The program commits city departments to the leasing of pure battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) to replace aging city vehicles, including those with conventional internal combustion engines. The announcement came on the eve of the US-China Climate Leaders Summit to be hosted in L.A.

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Electric vehicles trends in India

Electric Vehicles India

The global electric vehicle market size was USD 246.70 The global electric vehicle market was valued at $162.34 According to an independent study by CEEW Centre for Energy Finance (CEEW-CEF), the EV market in India will be a US$206 billion opportunity by 2030 if India maintains steady progress to meet its ambitious 2030 target.

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