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

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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. Harley-Davidson expects to deliver a full portfolio of electric motorcycles by 2022.

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World’s First Hybrid Battery-powered Electric Motorcycle to Be Revealed

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At the EICMA event, a fully electric motorcycle showing a revolutionary power train technology concept that makes use of ultracapacitors will be unveiled to the public. However, they cannot efficiently handle peak power demands or recapture energy in today’s applications because they discharge and recharge slowly.

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Bultaco brand returning to market with electric two-wheelers

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A start-up is bringing the old Bultaco motorcycle brand back to the market with the planned launch of a line of electric two-wheelers. The new company unveiled the Rapitán and Rapitán Sport prototypes—close approximations to the Bultaco motorcycles that will be brought to market later in 2014. The Bultaco Rapitán.

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Valence Technology receives $12M purchase order from Wrightbus for Li-ion batteries

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Valence has been manufacturing safe, reliable energy storage solutions since 2005. Over the last eight years, we have powered more than 60,000 motive applications including electric trucks, buses, commercial delivery vehicles, scooters, motorcycles, and personal mobility vehicles. The 1.024 kWh (25.6 Earlier post.).

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top 10 lithium ion battery manufacturer in india

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Tata Chemicals: Tata Chemicals has shown interest in the lithium-ion battery sector and has been working on developing energy storage solutions. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC): IOC has been involved in the development of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and renewable energy storage.

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Mission Motors launches EV powertrain division targeting OEM sales across multiple vehicle platforms

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Mission Motors, developer of the high-performance Mission One PLE electric motorcycle, launched Mission Electric Vehicle Technology (MissionEVT), the company’s high-performance EV Powertrain Division, at the 2010 Specialty Equipment Marketing Association Show (SEMA) in Las Vegas. Recharging takes about 2 hours at 240V.

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Yamaha Joins Global Move to Battery Swaps for E-bikes

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best known for its motorcycles and motorboats, is now looking to expand into this growing marketplace, too. Because of that form factor, battery swapping for e-bikes is a quick and simple method for staying powered up, whereas for a traditional four-wheeled EV, swaps are a more involved process for doing the equivalent of filling a gas tank.

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