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BMW stops selling all its motorcycles in US except for electric motorcycles

Electrek

BMW Motorrad has issued a “stop sale” notice for all of its internal combustion engine motorcycles in the US. The notice covers both new and used models, and specifically lists the BMW CE 04, an electric motorbike, as the only model still for sale from the company’s dealers.

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Failed SONDORS Metacycle motorcycle was never street legal, reveals employee

Baua Electric

A former SONDORS employee has revealed new details regarding the Metacycle electric motorcycle sold by the now-defunct SONDORS e-bike company, describing the project as “a freight train wreck turned into a dumpster fire.” Bill joined SONDORS after spending nearly 8 years at Zero Motorcycles, where he served as Director of Prototype and Test.

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Lightning Motorcycles electric bike with Remy motor cracks 200 mph

Green Car Congress

Using a Remy propulsion electric motor, Lightning Motorcycles, LLC. will provide Lightning Motorcycles with the Remy HVH250 electric propulsion motor ( earlier post ) for use in Lightning Motorcycles’ commercial electric motorcycles and its professional racing Lightning Superbikes.

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California Legislature Considering Bill Requiring Smog Testing for Motorcycles

Green Car Congress

A bill under consideration in the California state legislature would require California’s Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) to include Class III (280 cc or greater) model-year 2000 and newer motorcycles in the state’s smog check program beginning 1 January 2012. g/km, depending on-engine size, and CO was set at 17.0

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Honda Speaks About Near Future, EV Plans

The Truth About Cars

Honda also says it's continuing to aim to reach a goal of a 7 percent return on sales by fiscal year 2026. Honda has plans for a mid- to large-size electric vehicle to debut for sale in North America in 2025, based on a dedicated platform. An EV based on the N-ONE will go on sale in Japan in 2025, with two small EVs following in 2026.

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LML’s new electric scooter Star will be on display at Auto Expo 2023

Electric Vehicles India

The Moonshot electric motorcycle and the Orion electric bike are the two other electric two-wheelers that will be on the display of the LML. Electric scooter Star is set to come into production as the brand’s first electric vehicle and is expected to become available for sale later this year.

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Why Haven't Hoverbikes Taken Off?

Cars That Think

“it’s gonna happen, but I don’t I don’t know if it’ll happen in your lifetime and mine,” says Ron Barrett-Gonzalez , an aerospace engineering professor at the University of Kansas. Solving the Physics of Hoverbikes “Helicopters, for a long time, have been built with relatively small engines for their size,” says Barrett-Gonzalez.

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