Yamaha Experimental Electric Motorcycles Showcased At Tokyo Show

PES2

At the Tokyo Show Yamaha showed off two of it's new experimental electric motorcycle concepts, the PES2, a street model, and the PED2, a dual sport motorcycle. From the press release: "The PES2 on-road sport model has an additional electric motor built into the hub of the front wheel to make it a 2WD motorcycle, and it is designed to pioneer new boundaries of performance never experienced before.

Apple May Have Poached Electric Motorcycle Company To Death

The tech giant has recruited dozens of auto experts from Mission Motors and other companies.
Apple Inc's aggressive recruitment of auto experts as it explores building a car has left a promising, if financially troubled, electric motorcycle startup in the dust.
       Mission Motors, whose sleek electric bikes drew comparisons to Tesla's cars, ceased operations in May after losing some of its top engineering talent to Apple, according to sources close to Mission.
       Although it has never openly acknowledged it is looking into building an electric car, Apple has recruited dozens of auto experts, many from car makers like Ford or Mercedes-Benz, which shrugged off the departures.

Zero Motorcycles Launches Expanded 2016 Line Of Electric Motorcycles

2016 Zero-S

Press Release: Innovation Drives New Models, Higher Performance, Faster Charging, Longer Range and Greater Value
Zero Motorcycles, the global leader in the electric motorcycle industry, today unveiled their complete line of 2016 motorcycles. Following a record year in 2015, the California-based manufacturer promises to inspire an even broader range of riders with two new models, an innovative new motor design, faster charging and advanced lithium-ion cell chemistry powering the highest battery capacity and efficiency to date. Zero delivers even greater value by lowering the price on two base models while adding more features and performance throughout.

DigiNow Super Charger For Zero Motorcycles

Press Release:  The Super Charger is the result of the collaboration between DigiNow and eMotorWerks, an experienced and effective team of power electronics engineers. The innovative design leveraged open collaborative input from some of the best experts around the world. We have been able to produce a Super Charger which can drop perfectly into a Zero’s Tank area and charge a Zero in most use cases in under an hour. Hollywood Electrics has also played a significant role in making this charger a reality. Their support and excellence in everything electric motorcycle related has been extremely valuable since the first DigiNow charge tank iterations in 2013.

Student Team Presents First Electric Touring Motorcycle

The Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) student team, STORM Eindhoven, today presented its electric touring motorcycle. ‘STORM Pulse’ is the world’s first long-distance electric motorcycle, up to 380 kilometers on a single charge. The team will be riding this motorcycle around the world in 80 days in 2016 during its ‘STORM World Tour’ to demonstrate the potential of sustainable transport. Television presenter Rick Nieman has already signed up to the project as its ambassador.
       The mission of the student team STORM Eindhoven is to improve the global image of sustainable transport. Its electric touring motorcycle, called ‘STORM Pulse’, is the perfect model of what the students believe electric transport has to be: quiet, efficient and with a range of 380 kilometers, an unprecedented sense of freedom. And all that with the rugged look you would expect of a motorcycle.