Car Blog Green » electric motorcycles http://carbloggreen.com Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:50:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Zero S electric supermoto to be unveiled in April http://carbloggreen.com/zero-s-electric-supermoto-to-be-unveiled-in-april http://carbloggreen.com/zero-s-electric-supermoto-to-be-unveiled-in-april#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 11:31:00 +0000 http://carbloggreen.com/zero-s-electric-supermoto-to-be-unveiled-in-april/ Zero Motorcycles , makers of electric off-road motorcycles, is planning to release its first street-legal machine next month. Speaking on Fox Car Report Live , company founder Neal Saiki let out a few intriguing details about the company’s new Zero S electric supermoto bike , including the fact that it will sport 3kWhs of battery capacity. That’s a whopping 50 percent more than the lithium ion unit that the firm uses in its Zero X dirtbike. Of course, batteries are heavy, so it’s not surprising to hear that the S model will outweigh its off-road sibling by about 50 pounds. Performance should be impressive, with Saiki quoting a 0-60 time of around 4 seconds and a top speed of around 70 miles per hour. Those figures, along with the bike’s added mass, should make the new Zero S fully highway capable. Expect a starting price of $9,950 before any federal incentives are applied. Gallery: AltCar 2008: Zero X electric dirtbike [Source: Hell For Leather ] Auto Blog: EV/Plug-in , On Two Wheels Zero S electric supermoto to be unveiled in April originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Sun, 08 Mar 2009 11:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green

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]]> http://carbloggreen.com/zero-s-electric-supermoto-to-be-unveiled-in-april/feed 0 Brammo Enertia to be sold at select Best Buy locations in May http://carbloggreen.com/brammo-enertia-to-be-sold-at-select-best-buy-locations-in-may http://carbloggreen.com/brammo-enertia-to-be-sold-at-select-best-buy-locations-in-may#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:29:00 +0000 http://carbloggreen.com/brammo-enertia-to-be-sold-at-select-best-buy-locations-in-may/ Click above for a high-res gallery of the Brammo Enertia Last September, when Brammo Motorsports got a big c hunk of investment money from Best Buy Capital, eyebrows arched with the possibility that the biggest of all Big Box electronics retailers might actually sell the electric motorcycle from their own retail locations. Now that it’s been confirmed, the initial disbelief has turned into excited anticipation that the long-awaited fully electric Brammo Enertia will finally be available in May, and at 5 selected West Coast Best Buy locations to boot. Perhaps most interesting areCar Blog Green that CEO Craig Bramscher made about the future of the bike. “What we’re selling is a lot closer to consumer electronics than to transportation,” he said, suggesting that on-board cameras that can link up to the internet would be one likely add-on. Basic repairs and maintenance will be carried out by the Geek Squad crew while more intensive work would be performed at various service centers around the country. If this initial rollout proves successful, Bramscher envisions a time when the Enertia and its future siblings would be available at every Best Buy locations around the world. Thanks for the tip, John ! Gallery: EVS23: Brammo Enertia motorcycle [Source: Greentech Media via Electric Motorcycle Forum ] Auto Blog: Emerging Technologies , EV/Plug-in , On Two Wheels , USA Brammo Enertia to be sold at select Best Buy locations in May originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green

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]]> http://carbloggreen.com/brammo-enertia-to-be-sold-at-select-best-buy-locations-in-may/feed 0 Renault kicks hybrids and hydrogen to the curb http://carbloggreen.com/renault-kicks-hybrids-and-hydrogen-to-the-curb http://carbloggreen.com/renault-kicks-hybrids-and-hydrogen-to-the-curb#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:49:00 +0000 http://carbloggreen.com/renault-kicks-hybrids-and-hydrogen-to-the-curb/ While it’s sister company, Nissan , may still be chasing after hybrids and dreaming of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles ( HFCV) , reports say that Renault has had enough. It’s dropped the duo and has decided it wants to go steady with electric vehicles. Company COO Patrick Pelata has let it be known that all its research and development resources will be be strictly focused on battery-powered locomotion and that they hope to have a third of the Renault line-up electric in 10 years. In the near term, the French automaker will focus on three particular models equipped with batteries from NEC to give them all over 100 miles of range. They include an electric version of the Kangoo, a sedan to fulfill its Better Place commitment in Israel but also with European availability as well as a smaller 5-seat hatchback. Renault is also said to still be flirting with a battery lease and swap model. [Source: Autocar ] Auto Blog: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Hydrogen , Renault , Europe/EU Renault kicks hybrids and hydrogen to the curb originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green

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