…operator, as some estimates place the electric cost per mile as low as $0.02 or less. (Compare that to a 25 mpg gas car, which at $4/gallon costs $0.16 per mile - at $4 gas even a 70 mpg conventional gas scooter is over a nickel per mile.) Another advantage to electricity as an alternative source of motorcycle…

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…fronts housing electric motors and the rear making use of a traditional internal combustion engine. The supercharged 125cc 4-stroke found in the Peugeot?s Satelis scooter produces a claimed 20 horsepower at the rear wheel. Lithium-ion battery power supplies the electric juice for the electric motors housed…

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…)This is a hybrid type motorcycle with a gasoline engine and an electric motor that function in parallel, with the electric motor kicking in during acceleration to assist the engine and switching over when cruising to perform a electricity generating function that re-charges the battery. The engine-brake…

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Vectrix Corporation (www.vectrix.com), the world leader in highway legal, all-electric, two-wheel Personal Electric Vehicles, today announced its 2009 Vx-1, a redesigned version of the Vectrix Personal Electric Vehicle with new graphics in four vibrant colors and a new line of accessories that make…

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The 2009 Vectrix VX-1E is one of two electric scooters marketed by the Rhode Island-based manufacturer. Vectrix Corporation, makers of Vectrix Personal Electric Vehicles like the 2009 VX-1, is experiencing financial woes. The Rhode Island-based company, formed in 1996, announced that it will have to…

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Zero Motorcycles, the leading electric motorcycle manufacturer, today announced the company?s upcoming line of street legal electric motorcycles will be eligible for the just passed 10 percent federal tax credit for plug-in vehicles. This announcement comes just prior to Zero Motorcycles? official launch…

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…development spurs production innovation. This is an accepted fact, particularly true in motorcycles. So why should electric motorcycles be any different? On June 12th, 2009, emerging electric motorcycles will be put to the racing test when the carbon-free 2009 TTXGP runs on the Isle of Man. The Isle of…

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…appeared for 2008 inspired by the classic street scramblers of the past and not surprisingly is based on their core Bullet model. Despite now featuring electric start and for 2009, fuel injection, the Bullet has been in continuous production since 1949, which is something of a record to say the least. This…

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…electric hybrid scooters.As the wise muppet sage Kermit the Frog once said, "It ain't easy being green."But that hasn't stopped motorcycle manufacturers from experimenting with environmentally-friendly concept vehicles. At the recent Tokyo Motor Show, Japanese manufacturers had all-electric, gas/electric…

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…zero emission motorcycle complies with the KTM sport-oriented, racing philosophy while ensuring an emission and practically noise free bike with an electric motor. The development of the highly integrated motor was made possible through the expertise of arsenal research. The foundation stone for the bike…

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