The vast majority of electric motorcycles and scooters sold worldwide are sold in China. To date, little demand for these vehicles has existed outside Asia Pacific, with the exception of a few Western European countries such as Germany and Spain. According to a recent report from Navigant Research, that will begin to change in the ...
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When designing the 918 Spyder, the task faced by the Porsche development team was to create a sports car for the next decade with a highly efficient and powerful hybrid drive. Indeed, the entire car was designed around the hybrid drive and the German car maker has gone so far as saying that the 918 Spyder ...
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California-based Green Automotive Company (GAC) has acquired a 30% stake in Powabyke EV Ltd, a UK based electric bike business, from Metroelectric PLC. With the electric bike market forecasted to grow globally from 31 million in 2013 to 38 million e-bicycles to be sold in 2020, GAC decided it was a sector in which they ...
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Electric motorcycle maker Zero Motorcycles has announced that for the third consecutive year, the 2013 Zero S design has been named as “European e-Motorbike of the Year 2013″ at Europe’s Clean Week 2020 elections, followed in second place by the 2013 Zero DS (pictured below). Hosted at the Zolder circuit in Belgium, Clean Week 2020 ...
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Five more weeks until the Le Mans 24 Hours celebrates its 90th anniversary. Over the period of 14 years, Audi has won this classic race a total of eleven times. A look at Audi’s first sports prototype is quite revealing, as the concept of the Audi R8R from 1999 clearly differed from the current R18 ...
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Mercedes-Benz has officially revealed its brand new S-Class. Three engineering priorities underlie the new car: “Intelligent Drive”, “Efficient Technology” and “Essence of Luxury”. As with all new S-Class developments, the vehicle is packed with new features that make it a technological spearhead not just for Mercedes-Benz but for automotive development as a whole. In terms ...
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The room where Ford cars of tomorrow are fine-tuned appears slightly incongruous at first glance. Large white walls form a three-sided box with projectors throwing images on to each wall and the ceiling. Mounted in the middle is a dummy car interior. However, once you climb into the car seat and slip on 3D glasses ...
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