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The Only 5 Motorcycles You'll Need: the Yamaha Electric Ecosystem

November 14, 2013 Jo Borrás 12 Comments 2013, 2014, bike, bikers, bikes, commute, commuter, commuters, concept, concepts, EICMA, electric, EV, evino, EVs, mini bikes, motorcycle, Motorcycles, pee-wee bikes, plug-in, plugin, pw50, Scooter, scooters, vino

Yamaha announced a number of new “concept” electric motorcycles at this year’s EICMA show- but what’s decidedly more important is

Electric Vehicles

Matra to Build Electric Delivery Bike

November 24, 2012 Jo Borrás 0 Comments bicycle, commercial, courier, Delivery, EICMA, electric, electric vehicle, EV, matra, pedal-assist, pedelec, plug-in, Scooter, scooters, trike

Matra’s innovative, battery-swapping line of pedal-electric bicycles continues to expand throughout Europe. If this latest prototype is any indication, the

Auto Show Coverage Motorcycles

EICMA 2011: BMW's C Maxi-scooters are Here!

November 13, 2011 Jo Borrás 4 Comments 2011, 2012, 600, 650, BMW, Burgman, C, c600, c650, commuter, commuting, cvt, EICMA, GT, integra, maxi, motorcycle, Motorcycles, scoot, Scooter, scooters, silverwing, sport, touring

We’ve covered BMW’s new maxi-scooters since they were drawings, on through the prototype stage, and now – finally! – they’re

Auto Show Coverage Motorcycles

EICMA 2011: Honda Brings Twist-n'-Go to the Big Time

November 12, 2011 Jo Borrás 1 Comment 2013 integra, 670cc, 700, automatic, concept, efficient, EICMA, eicma 2011, elite, engine, genuine, go, gone, Honda, integra, motorcycle, Motorcycles, nc700, new integra, pcx, powersports, Scooter, scooters, scoterworks, silverwing, Stella, tng, twinst and go, twist, vtec

What makes a scooter a scooter? What makes a motorcycle a motorcycle? When you have bikes like Honda’s DN-01 –

Auto Show Coverage Motorcycles

EICMA 2011: New Vespa 46 Wows the World

November 12, 2011 Jo Borrás 1 Comment 125, 150, 2011, 2012, 2013, 46, 75mpg, commuting, concept, EICMA, engne, Fuel economy, high snobiety, Italy, leader, mod, mods, motorcycle, mpg, new, news, Piaggio, Scooter, scooters, scooterworks, show, vbb, Vespa, vespanomics, vintage

This week was EICMA, the motorcycle equivalent of the Tokyo, Geneva, and Detroit Auto Shows all rolled into one –

Batteries Motorcycles

Skyrich Lithium Ion Batteries | For Your Gas-Powered Motorcycle

June 21, 2011 Susanna Schick 1 Comment Batteries, cradle to cradle, EICMA, lithium-ion, Motorcycles, Skyrich, Yuasa

Skyrich claims their Lithium Ion battery lasts up to 5 times longer than lead acid batteries. I’m hoping to report the same. For now, I can simply say it was very easy to install, and starts very eagerly, even with the fan running. With 5 times the longevity at only 3 times the price, it’s a bargain.

Batteries Events Hybrid / EVs Motorcycles

EICMA 2010: Rise of the Electric Vehicles

November 5, 2010 Susanna Schick 4 Comments bicycles, brammo, EICMA, Elmoto, Harbin, Intermot, Motorcycles, range anxiety, scooters, XO Urban Transformer

EICMA is one of the world’s largest motorcycle trade shows. Held in Milan each fall, motorcycle manufacturers release new models either here or at EICMA’s competitor, Intermot. The two shows compete for exclusives, so while TTXGP and Mavizen were only present at Intermot, Brammo was present at EICMA. Brammo was in the American Pavilion around the corner from my client ScooterGirls and a short walk from the more famous American brand, Harley Davidson. However, taking over a larger corner of the hall than last year was “The Green Planet” which was dominated by electric-assisted bicycles and full electric scooters.