Electric Two Wheelers News

Niche motorcycle maker Confederate Motorcycles announced its name change to Curtiss Motorcycles last year, but that's not all the gorgeous bike making company has reverted to. The now Curtiss Motorcycles also announced it will be swapping the mighty V-Twins for a more future-ready electric powertrain (borrowed from Zero Motorcycles) on its future offerings and has now revealed the 'Zeus' full-electric prototype.

Electric vehicles in India will finally have some differentiation from their internal combustion counterparts on the road. All electric vehicles in India will soon get a new (and we think rather cool) green license plate. The government yesterday approved of this new move to a different coloured plate specially for zero emissions vehicles for both private and commercial use. The private electric vehicles will have a green backing and white fonts while commercial electric vehicles will have a green background and yellow fonts. These will also be applicable to electric busses and other electric commercial vehicles that are road legal.

Bengaluru-based electric start-up, Ather Energy has announced that pre-bookings for the S340 electric scooter will commence from June, 2018. Bookings will begin only in Bengaluru initially, while launch details in other cities will be announced towards the end of the year. The announcement comes after two years since the concept prototype was originally showcased, while the overall development period has been of a little over four years. The S340 originally supposed to go on sale in 2017.

Ford and Mahindra will make a range of next generation SUVs for India in the coming years but the two automotive giants have already tied up in the United States for a much cleaner mobility project.

Sun Mobility launched its global, interoperable smart mobility solution for two and three-wheeler electric vehicles at its brand new 47,500 sq. ft technology development centre in Bengaluru. The company's energy infrastructure platform is a first of its kind universal architecture solution that works across various two and three-wheeler electric vehicles.

The biggest electric motorcycle from America has rolled out a safety recall due to an issue with the electrical system.

Philippines based Meep Inc gets innovative with an electric bike with a bamboo body.

Honda currently has no active production plan for any electric two-wheeler product for India, HMSI President and CEO Minoru Kato has said.