CAKE’s just made the list for Interbrand’s Global 12 Breakthrough Brands of 2023, proving that, per usual, riding CAKE is love at “first bite.” If you aren’t familiar with CAKE, the company is a Swedish electric motorcycle brand that has made headlines in the past for their commitment to sustainability...
A set of new patent filings have just been found by Dennis Chung over at Motorcycle.com, showing a new, liquid-cooled electric motor in the works. The brand interested in the invention? Why, Zero Motorcycles, home to the world’s most adaptable motorcycle and, soon, a heart with a fresh take on...
We’ve got Jochen Zeitz, Harley’s CEO, in an interview with Kyodo News talking about getting electric motorcycles into Japan’s markets. … But wait, didn’t LiveWire go public late last year? Didn’t they just get themselves a new CEO to take over for Jochen Zeits, and wasn’t that just finalized four...
In the vast, evolving market that supplies the Electric Personal Vehicles (EPV) industry, one pioneer’s legacy reigns supreme. That pioneer is Nikolai Tesla, and we hear his namesake has stirred up a bit of controversy with a recent handshake or two. According to Tesla’s website, a Tesla Supercharger station can juice...
Remember that electric tax credit (called the “Inflation Reduction Act) that we got back in 2022? Well, it’s been a year and a half since those incentives, and FINALLY we’ve got a pair of senators fighting to expand the Inflation Reduction Act to include motorcycles – and they’re calling it...
While our favorite Modenese motorcycle manufacturer has continued success in the expansion of their industry-leading machines, Energica has never been...
The Flying Finn is back and swinging a leg over a seriously exclusive scoot that boasts zero emissions, the world’s very first hubless motor and a design aesthetic lauded to be “Seemingly ridden straight out of Tron” (via Verge). Verge’s Mika Häkkinen Signature Edition Motorcycle will purportedly boast a mere...
It stands to reason that brands in an exploding industry like that of our electric Powersports markets would be constantly experimenting with new ways to improve zero-emission transit – and CAKE has done just that with the debut of a new energy source for her bikes. Meet the “Jante” –...
CAKE, among experimenting with paper-based fairings and being an all-around advocate for our sustainable Powersports future, has just released their...
Remember that absolute tease of a federal EV tax credit, the one that was handed to the two-wheeled industry and then retracted a short while later? Well, Zero Motorcycles wants to make sure riders are still being supported to choose electric, so they’re taking the hit, stepping in and providing incentives...
Remember that electric, condensed motorcycle that went viral for its big personality and bigger knobblies? Well, if you ever wanted a two-wheeler like none other, we suggest the all-new Volcon Grunt Evo and Runt LT for yourself and your mini sapien of choice, because it’s official; these sub-285lb punch-packers are...
Royal Enfield has been chomping at the bit to give us an electric machine for a while now; up until recently, we were told that the brand wanted to wait until battery technology was further along. This news came alongside a 10.35% strategic investment in Stark Future SL with RE...
Newly surfaced patents show that the Bavarians are ramping up the creation of their very first electric production motorcycle, confirming that BMW will soon expand on their ranges of small-capacity electric builds for a bigger zero-emission beauty. Finally. What we see in the patent image is something similar to BMW’s...
It’s safe to say that unprecedented events of the past years have brought about more than a few changes; as the market shut down due to supply shortages and precautions, brands found alternative ways to keep the dream alive. In some cases, collaborative partnerships or acquisitions were had (MV Agusta...
We’ve had a lot of zippy scoots color the good WBW homepage. From CAKE’s award-winning minimalist machines to Energica’s continued pioneering to benefit our electric industry – all the way to Ducati’s up-and-coming V21L for MotoE – electric motorcycles are all the rage – and one of them won GQ...