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MAHLE Powertrain and White Motorcycle Concepts developing fully electric 3-wheeled motorcycle for police, emergency first responders

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MAHLE Powertrain is working with White Motorcycle Concepts (WMC) to develop a fully electric three-wheeled motorcycle suited to the requirements of police, emergency first responders and last-mile delivery fleets.

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Honda Anna Engine Plant produces 30-millionth engine; retooling to add battery module casings production

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Honda celebrated production of the 30-millionth engine built at the company’s Anna Engine Plant in Ohio with the production of the newly refined 2.0-liter liter Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder engine, which is part of the two-motor hybrid-electric system that powers Honda Accord and CR-V hybrid-electric models. million engines.

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Lightning Motorcycles reveals electric Bonneville Superbike with Niobium technology

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Lightning Motorcycles has revealed its new electric Bonneville Superbike: Tachyon Nb. — Daniel Wright, CBMM engineer and person responsible for the development of the project. Lightning partnered with the Brazilian company CBMM, global leader in Niobium products and technology ( earlier post ), on materials for the superbike.

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

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BMW Motorrad has issued a “stop sale” notice for all of its internal combustion engine motorcycles in the US. more… The post BMW stops selling all its motorcycles in US except for electric motorcycles appeared first on Electrek.

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Harley-Davidson to spin-out LiveWire electric motorcycle division as public company via SPAC; $545M in proceeds

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(ABIC), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), have entered into a definitive business combination agreement under which ABIC will combine with LiveWire, Harley-Davidson’s electric motorcycle division ( earlier post ), to create a new publicly traded company.

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Project Triumph TE-1 prototype revealed; Williams Advanced Engineering battery system

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Triumph: final chassis, including frame, rear sub-frame, cockpit, panels and wheels, final drive system including transmission and Gates Carbon belt drive, electronics, Öhlins USD cartridge forks, unique prototype Öhlins RSU, Brembo M50 monobloc calipers, and Triumph motorcycle control software.

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Stock electric motorcycle chastised for being ‘too fast’ on race track

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Electric motorcycles are notorious for their impressive torque and the ability to access that torque instantaneously. It’s why an e-motorcycle with less total power than a combustion engine motorcycle can still cross the finish line first in a head-to-head drag race.