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Review: 2019 Zero FXS is the low cost electric motorcycle field’s best kept secret

Zero FXS electric motorcycle

The Zero FXS electric motorcycle is the most affordable and (in my opinion) the most fun offering in the Zero lineup. And yet many people don’t even know it exists.

So grab yourself a drink and read on while I tell you a thing or two about why the Zero FXS is perhaps the best commuter electric motorcycle on the market right now.


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New $30k Curtiss Psyche electric motorcycle is an admitted ‘shot at Harley’

Curtiss Motorcycles has shown off an array of wild electric motorcycle designs over the past year. But while most are priced in the $75,000 range, the company’s newest design will be sold for less than half of that amount. And the company already admits it is designed to directly compete with Harley-Davidson’s new LiveWire electric motorcycle.


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This homemade electric land speed motorcycle just passed its first (illegal) test runs

shea nyquist streamliner electric motorcycle

We’ve been following Shea Nyquist’s attempt to build a land speed electric motorcycle in his garage for a few months now. Last time we checked in he had the major components finished. Now he’s completed preliminary testing and proved the stability of the parts heap turned impressive land speed electric motorcycle.

Next step? The Bonneville salt flats!


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Top 5 reasons why electric motorcycles beat gas motorcycles

Harley-Davidson livewire

Look, I’ve ridden electric motorcycles and I’ve ridden gas motorcycles. I’ve owned multiple of both. And they’re both so much fun that I feel like I’m doing something illegal.

But at the end of the day, I’d choose an electric motorcycle 9 times out of 10. They have so many advantages over gas bikes. And to save you time, I’ll list the five most important below.


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Revolt unveils 150cc class electric motorcycle with nearly 100 mile range

Revolt R400 electric motorcycle

India has set some of the most aggressive two-wheeled electric vehicle adoption legislation in the world. Combined with the country’s high rate of two-wheel vehicle use, it is quickly becoming a leader in light electric motorcycle and scooter development. That was underscored today with Revolt’s latest unveiling for an affordable 150cc class electric motorcycle.


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Urban electric motorcycle and scooter showdown: Zero FXS vs City Slicker vs GenZe vs Bloomscooter

Zero FXS vs GenZe 2.0 vs City Slicker vs BloomScooter showdown

I like getting around on two wheels. It’s kind of my thing. Whether it’s an electric scooter, moped, bike, or motorcycle, I ride them all. And over the past year, I’ve spent a significant amount of saddle time on the four two-wheeled electric vehicles that I consider to be the best options for urban commuters: The 2019 Zero FXS electric supermoto, the 2019 CSC City Slicker urban electric motorcycle, the GenZe 2.0f electric scooter, and the BloomScooter electric scooter.

Each is a strong contender for top urban electric motorbike, so I wanted to do a comparison to see how they stack up against each other. Check out my video below and read on to see why each of these could be the best urban electric commuter.


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[Update: highly shady] Druid preparing 120 mile electric motorcycle and 200 mile hybrid motorcycle

[Update: It’s looking like Druid is at best claiming to be further along than they are, or at worst misleading their work. The article has been updated accordingly. While the information in the article was originally provided by the company, it is now looking like Druid has used doctored photos to indicate progress that is further along (or more existent) than in reality.

Druid representatives have not yet responded to requests for comment on the issues with their claims.]

Druid claims to be the latest startup hoping to become the next great American electric motorcycle manufacturer. And they’ve started by showing off images of two pre-production models: an all-electric motorcycle and a hybrid electric motorcycle.
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Electric motorcycles break records at the brutal Isle of Man TT Zero race

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The world-famous – and famously deadly – Isle of Man TT race is going on this week, and alongside the gas superbike races there’s an electric-only TT Zero class racing in its tenth year.

In this year’s race, Michael Rutter and Team Mugen set a new electric superbike lap record for the course, with a 121.91mph (196.2km/h) lap in 18:34.172.  This narrowly beats the previous record by about a second, and about a tenth of a mile per hour.  This is Rutter’s fifth win of the TT Zero.


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