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European Union Proposes Ban on Fossil-Fuel Cars by 2035

By Jensen Beeler 07/15/2021 39 Comments

The European Union is pushing hard to become the first continent that is carbon-neutral, with a self-imposed deadline of achieving that goal by 2050.

To help reach that end, the European Commission (the EU’s executive branch) has aimed for a 55% reduction in CO2 by 2030, and that cars and vans have a 100% CO2 reduction by 2035.

With initiatives in place to bolster electric charging points throughout the European Union, our friends across the pond are poised to make some drastic shifts in their transportation sectors.

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Podcast

Brap Talk Podcast #69 – Giggity

By Apex Radio Collective 07/13/2021 8 Comments

Episode 69 of the Brap Talk motorcycle podcast is out with another “weekly” episode, for your two-wheeled listening pleasure.

In this episode, we tackle a slew of motorcycle-related topics, and some topics that aren’t so motorcycle related.

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Bikes

Don’t Call It a Harley-Davidson, The Electric LiveWire ONE Debuts

By Jensen Beeler 07/08/2021 19 Comments

Part of the overhaul of the Harley-Davidson business operations is the creation of the LiveWire electric motorcycle brand, which will stand apart from the Bar & Shield and offer Milwaukee’s future electric ventures.

As such, LiveWire is ready to show us its first motorcycle…again, as the LiveWire ONE is a lightly updated Harley-Davidson Livewire motorcycle.

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Bikes

BMW CE 04 Electric Scooter Coming in 2022 with $11,800 MSRP

By Jensen Beeler 07/07/2021 33 Comments

The BMW CE 04 electric scooter has debuted, as expected, and will be coming to the US early next year.

Focused on being an electric two-wheeler for the urban market, the BMW CE 04 will come with a price tag that starts at $11,800, which is neither a bargain-basement deal nor a wallet-busting MSRP.

The bike’s aesthetic is probably the machine’s biggest draw, as despite the BME CE 04’s modern look, the new EV platform is a bit underwhelming in the performance category.

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BMW Motorrad’s New Electric Scooter Will Debut Tomorrow

By Jensen Beeler 07/06/2021 10 Comments

The BMW Motorrad Definition CE 04 electric scooter will become a real motorcycle tomorrow, as the German brand is teasing a very obvious photo of the bike and its launch date.

The photo above was taken from BMW Motorrad’s Instagram account, with a little exposure added in Photoshop to show the lines of the machine in question, which show the very obvious silhouette of the CE 04.

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Bikes

Is This the Future of Electric Motorcycle Land Speed Racing?

By Jensen Beeler 06/30/2021 9 Comments

If the future of motorcycles is electric, then is this the future of land speed racing for motorcycles? The WMC250EV by White Motorcycle Concepts has been making the rounds on the internet this week, primarily for its big claims and unique design.

Boasting of unparalleled streamlining, Robert White and his team are looking to make waves, first by breaking the land speed record for electric motorcycles in Britain later this year, and then taking on the FIM world record for electric two-wheelers (228.006 mph).

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Energica Debuts Lighter, More Powerful Liquid-Cooled Electric Motor

By Jensen Beeler 06/29/2021 46 Comments

The global pandemic might have disrupted the plans of many motorcycle manufacturers, much to their chagrin, but the folks at Energica found a way to make a positive out of the negative situation.

Planning to upgrade their electric motorcycle offerings for the 2022 model year, the Italians have jump-started that process with a new motor design, which they are phasing into their current bike sales.

Lighter, more powerful, and water-cooled, the motor was designed and developed with the help of Italian engineering firm Mavel, and is being called the “Energica Mavel Co-Engineering” (EMCE) motor.

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Indonesia Aims for New Motorcycle Sales To Be Electric-Only by 2040

By Jensen Beeler 06/16/2021 19 Comments

The world’s fourth most-populous country is set to mandate that new motorcycle sales be only electric by 2040, so says Arifin Tasrif, Indonesia’s Minister for Energy & Mineral Resources.

The move comes as Indonesia aims to reduce its notable air pollution, and is part of a larger plan that will see on new-car sales reduced to only electrics by 2050, with the government planning incentives to make citizens switch from internal combustion engines.

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Brap Talk Podcast #63 – The One-Armed Man

By Jensen Beeler 05/24/2021 No Comments

Episode 63 of the Brap Talk motorcycle podcast is out with another “weekly” episode, for your two-wheeled listening pleasure.

In this episode, we talk about what it’s like racing with a broken collarbone, and why that’s a bad idea, as Jensen talks about the racing mindset, and how he’s keeping his championship hopes alive.

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Harley-Davidson Makes “LiveWire” Its Own Electric Sub-Brand

By Jensen Beeler 05/12/2021 26 Comments

The changes continue in Milwaukee, as Harley-Davidson will make a dedicated electric motorcycle brand under the LiveWire name (similar to what the American brand has done with its “Serial 1” brand of e-bikes).

Seeming forgetting about the original Harley-Davidson Livewire motorcycle, the Bar & Shield brand says that the first LiveWire motorcycle will debut on July 8th, 2021 and show at the International Motorcycle Show a day later.

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Bikes

Husqvarna Shows Off Two Electric Scooter Concepts

By Jensen Beeler 05/07/2021 5 Comments

Husqvarna continues to tout its electric dream, this time showing concepts for two electric scooters that couldn’t be more different from each other.

The first is a proper riding scooter, named the Husqvarna Vektorr. The other, well that’s most like a push-scooter that you’d see from one of those shared urban mobility companies – it’s called the Husqvarna Bltz.

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