Tag: ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE

BRAMMO Enertia Electric Motorcycle (Earth Lover, Cost No Object) Among the first two-wheeled fully electric street-legal motorcycles on the market, Brammo's Enertia is a fun and substantial little ride for moto enthusiasts and short-range commuters (check out our full review here). It zips along at up to 50 mph (sounding remarkably like the Lexus from Minority Report) and is capable of 45 ...

While it won't make you look like the toughest guy on two wheels, a new custom motorcycle from the notoriously horsepower-heavy Orange County Choppers will be a little better for the environment. According to Wired, the Smart Chopper is the world's first custom-built electric motorcycle. Commissioned by electronics giant Siemens as a way to flaunt their 'environmental awareness', the bike ...

Why is this guy smiling? Unlike your Zero, his electric motorcycle is solar powered. To build the bike, Jim Corning started with his wife's Ninja 250, adding a front wheel cover and extending the back end for aerodynamics. The motor is powered by lithium-ion phosphate batteries, which are recharged by four 800-watt solar panels mounted to the roof of his house (so it's not like you can just sit ...

We've seen more silly homemade electric vehicles than we care to remember, but Ben Nelson's electric motorcycle manages to retain some of its original two-wheel charm while using only a penny of juice per mile -- roughly the equivalent of 300mpg. Nelson bought the bike for $100 and swapped out the original engine for a Briggs and Stratton 8HP DC motor he picked up on eBay for $500, using four ...