Cadillac has decided to take its quite stunning Converj concept from 2009 (which we covered way back when) and move it into production, a very big announcement from GM’s luxury division. Another smart power play from Caddy, who really seem to be hitting on all cylinders at the moment — from the knockout punch of […]
While there were many headturning unveilings at last week’s Paris Motor Show — including breathlessly hyped supercars from the likes of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Mercedes Benz, Jaguar and even Peugeot —Nissan’s TeRRA SUV concept snuck through the press coverage with making much noise. Combining the Japanese automaker’s success with urban-relevant SUVs (e.g. Pathfinder, Juke, Murano etc) […]
Mercedes-Benz revealed their pure-electric version of the gullwinged SLS AMG Coupé supercar a bit earlier than expected, allowing us to get a peek at everything the electrified model has to offer. The SLS AMG Coupé uses the “Electric Drive” designation which will be used on all battery-powered electric passenger cars in the future from Mercedes-Benz, […]
Australian electric bike company Stealth has created a post-apocalyptic yet environmentally conscious Bomber bike. Not impressed with the name? Give it a minute. Combine your leg strength with the Bomber’s 4.5w of electric power (via the 9-speed sequential gearbox) and you’re in store for quick starts and easier climbs on tough uphill commutes, all without […]
In addition to the presentation of their smart Fortwo at the Geneva Motorshow 2012, German tuner BRABUS and Smart presented a matching electric two-wheeler: the Smart BRABUS E-Bike. The e-bike has a 500-watt hub motor, which is double that of a regular smart bike, and weighs more than 10% less which helps the bike exceed […]
Do you use your bike simply as means of transportation? Are you sick of being tailgated by larger motor vehicles when you’re in the bike lane? Does riding uphill make you break too much of a sweat, or are you tired of showing up to work trying to catch your breath? If you’re all or […]
Oregon-based Brammo is getting ready to release a new fully electric motorcycle model that builds both from their first bike, the Enertia, and second bike, the Empulse (which we previously covered), resulting in the Empulse R. The new model has been vamped up using Integrated Electric Transmission (IET) — a mechatronic propulsion unit that replicates […]
There are a lot of beautiful concept electric motorcycles popping up from studios around the world, such as the OSSA Monocasco Concept, the Honda RC-E, The Orphiro, zecOO and BPG Motors Uno III motorcycle/Segway hybrid. Adding to that list is the BOLT concept motorbike by Springtime Industrial Design. The all-electric concept incorporates aspects of the naked/streetfighter style of […]