With the China Cycle Show starting this Sunday, Bafang gears up to presents its latest pedelec technology, in this case its most compact mid-motor to date. The system including the hidden battery weighs less than 4.4 kilos but it is to be seen whether it is light enough to attract road cyclists.
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The Indian startup Twenty Two Motors has developed an affordable electric scooter and has now presented it to the public. The networked scooter is called Flow and costs about 1,000 euros.
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Alternet Systems, a battery technology company from Texas, says it wants to launch its own electric motorcycle brand, ReVolt Electric Motorbikes. Their first model will electrify the Chinese replica of the BMW R71 sidecar motorcycle from 1938.
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Berlin-based startup Citkar is mixing things up as its presents its Loadster, an electric cargo bike that carries on the amenities of a tiny car. The four-wheeled pedelec got a roof and a load capacity of 300 kilos, making it a serious and clean contender for last mile logistics.
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Erik Buell and Frederic Vasseur from Spark Racing have announced their new bike startup VanguardSpark, which will be producing electric bikes. The New York based firms first project will be a pedelec named Speedbike.
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The ride-share provider Uber has added a new tool to their case: electric ride-share company Jump Bikes, that is currently active in San Francisco and Washington D.C. The pedelecs are already available via the Uber app.
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Yamaha presents an electric off-road motorcycle designed to compete for the first time in the 2018 FIM Trial-E Cup at races in France and Belgium. Professional racer Kenichi Kuroyama will represent the Yamaha Factory Racing Team on the TY-E motorbike.
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The Taiwanese manufacturer Kymco is presenting its new electric scooter iONIX at the Tokyo Motorcycle Show. The concept not only includes an extra removable batteries, but also an internal, so-called core battery.
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Munich-based Fazua receives 6.5 million euros in funding for its integrated pedelec drive evation. Venture capitalists trust the company to both expand their production and circle of clients beyond Bianchi, Cube, Pinarello, and Focus.
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200 electric scooters are to arrive in Switzerland to form a new rental fleet in Zurich. Built by Etrix and managed by Mobility, the two-wheelers will free float and can be booked without reservation and every minute counts.
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Founded by a former Uber executive, L.A.-based Bird has been reeling in the money for its electric kick scooter business. Less than a month after announcing a $15 million funding round, the shared electric scooter startup raised a further $100 million.
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Zero Motorcycles launches its DSR Black Forest Edition designed exclusively for European consumers. The electric touring bike features Zero’s optional “Charge Tank” and a cruising range of up to 260 km.
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The US American motorcycle brand has invested an unknown sum into the electric motorcycle manufacturer formerly known as BRD Motorcycles. The smaller Alta Motors has significant experience with battery packs and powertrains that Harley Davidson can benefit from.
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The Lucat electric bike, presented by Menza Motors, is heralded as an electric “power commuter”, and will feature 18 kW of power for a range of 145 km and a top speed of 120 km/h for regular street use.
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Peugeot presents its latest electric bicycle. The eM02 FS Powertube mountain bike precurses a line of what the carmaker’s design lab calls “in-frame eBikes,” pedelecs with the battery integrated in the frame. The on sale is imminent.
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Berlin-based startup Cit-Kar is working on a pedal-assist bike of the same name. It runs on four wheels and that is not the only reminiscence of the car, as the e-bike features weather shelter and heavy load capabilities. Plus, it is more than a concept.
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Torrot is working on an all-electric motorbike. The Movak performs at 5 kW with a battery that lasts for 120 km riding both on the trail and on the road. The firm is accepting pre-orders for a deposit of 600 euros, less than a tenth of the estimated price of 7,900 euros.
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The Californian bike-sharing startup LimeBike, which already holds approximately 3,000 bicycles in Seattle, will be starting roll-out of their first 500 pedal electric bikes, which they will be calling Lime-E.
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Elpedal of Norway has introduced a prototype pedelec with a twist. The so-called Podbike features four wheels, pedals, a drivers’ cab and a removable battery. Moreover, it has a dual-motor chainless setup, which has also been dubbed a rolling chassis.
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Indian startup Emflux is at the Auto Expo with its first electric motorcycle. A superbike, it says, that accelerates fast while offering a range of up to 200 km. On sale is set for 2019 and Emflux also plans to set up fast-chargers across India and Europe.
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The race is organized by MotoGP promoter Dorna Sports has launched the brand new support class, called the FIM MotoE World Cup. Revealed in a Tuesday launch event in Rome, the sponsors were revealed, as well as few additional details regarding the race.
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The ride share conglomerate is reportedly considering expanding into electric bicycles. In San Francisco a pilot project is to start offering the rental and sharing of ebikes in cooperation with the bike-sharing company Jump Bikes, whose 250 Pedelec electric bicycles can be rented through the Uber app.
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Finally. Four years after the LiveWire project, Harley Davidson confirms that an electric motorcycle is to hit the road for real. The latest strategy strengthens electrification and the first electric Harley is to go on sale within the next 18 months.
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This bike is a piece of Cake as in the name of the company from Sweden. Their electric motorcycle Kalk is an all-electric dirt bike and ready to jump onto the market this June.
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French manufacturer Pragma Industries wants to expand production of its H2 bicycles for fleet operators and municipalities from lately 100 units to 150 units in the present year. The current price of 7,500 euros is to drop to 5,000 euros.
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Californian bike sharing start-up LimeBike announced at CES to integrate 4,000 to 5,000 pedelecs into its fleets in San Francisco, Seattle and Miami. Soon after, the company wants to tackle the European market.
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Electric motorcycle manufacturer Zero Motorcycles announced to launch an 11 kW version of its DS in Europe that provides double the battery capacity of the previous DS ZF7.2 – of course, with significant effects on the range.
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As the congestion zone in the British capital tightens fast, new counter measures are being set up. Among them a delivery service for businesses that uses electric cargo bikes and trikes to replace delivery vans in Central London.
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Luxembourg-based Ujet debuts its first electric scooter at the CES in Vegas and aims at design conscious city dwellers. Launch is set for early 2018 in Europe followed by the U.S. and Asia later this year. Clever integration of the battery and foldability got their price though – $8,900 to start with.
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Ten hydrogen-powered pedelecs with a Brose e-bike drive are now in use at a hospital in French Saint-Lô. Maker Pragma Industries claims the fleet to be a world’s first and has lined up additional orders.
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