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Making Room for EVs: Part 1
Why you can’t afford to ignore electric powersports any longer. Have you noticed more Teslas in your hometown in recent years? I certainly have. What was once a rare, luxury car confined to the largest metropolises is now becoming more commonplace across the U.S. Pretty soon, we’ll be saying the same about electric powersports too.…
Read MoreDo Not Put Your Kid on an Electric Bike
Yes, they’re fun, fast, and convenient. But motorized vehicles are not for children. On Memorial Day weekend, my family pulled into a busy campground for a long weekend of outdoor fun. Like many campgrounds in Oregon, this one was in an idyllic spot between a bunch of exciting outdoor activities like rock climbing, floating on…
Read MoreWe Drive Honda’s Electric Racing Go-Kart: Build the Damn Thing!
The eGX kart concept is super fun, fast, easy to run, and makes a lot of sense. If you enjoy indoor kart racing, no matter how seriously or not you approach it, you’ve likely encountered a frustration or three while participating in the action at your local track. From poor racing etiquette from drivers who…
Read MoreThe 2023 Zero SR/F Proves The EV Transition Is Faster On Two-Wheels
We put the new Zero SR/F through its paces in Austin, Texas, and it showed us just how much electric motorcycles have matured. The same weekend that the Motorcycles — with uppercase “M,” per Plato’s idealism — took over Austin, I finally went on my maiden voyage aboard an EV. I should say astride rather…
Read MoreCould GM’s Electric Tow Dolly Help Smaller Vehicles Drag Bigger Loads?
Putting a powered dolly between the tow vehicle and the trailer could provide a lot of benefits. Some of us tow all the time—contractors, landscapers, vehicle transporters. For those folks, get a vehicle with the equipment to handle moving (and stopping) all that mass … pretty simple. For folks who only tow occasionally, the decision-making…
Read MoreE-bikes in the powersports industry: two-wheel or tulip mania?
When two French inventors added a steam engine to a bicycle frame at the end of the nineteenth century, it helped kickstart the motorcycle industry. One can argue (and many do) if the steam-powered velocipede deserves to be called the first motorcycle, and if Messrs Michaux and Perreaux deserve the credit. The point is the…
Read More2023 Jeep E-Bike: What Do You Want to Know?
There’s a first Jeep for everyone. I’ve been in the US for nearly two years now, and I still haven’t had a chance to drive a Jeep. Thankfully, that’s all about to change as one that’s been neatly packed away in a big cardboard box has just turned up at my apartment. Obviously, that either…
Read MoreReview: Lectric XP 3.0
This fat-tire foldable electric bike is more refined than before and still an affordable (if heavy) way to get around town. I rode the original Lectric XP electric bike for six months during the pandemic in 2020. It was a salve, a way to feel the breeze on my face during quarantine and go farther…
Read MoreWhy Automakers Are Suddenly Obsessed With E-Bikes
Porsche, General Motors and Polestar are among the carmakers making big moves in battery-assisted bicycles alongside their electric cars and trucks. The rise of electric bikes has been rumbling away for a few years now. In 2022, e-bike sales even outpaced electric and hybrid car sales here in the U.S. In fact, the global e-bike…
Read MoreEarthCruiser Is Working on Sleek, Lightweight Slide-In Campers for Electric Trucks
The 4×4 expedition vehicle builder has EV overlanding on its radar. Bend, Oregon’s EarthCruiser Overland Vehicles, the 4×4 adventure rig manufacturer renowned for its Isuzu NPR EarthCruiser and one-ton-pickup-based Terranova expedition camper, is recognizing the shift to electric vehicles just as you probably are. Unlike you, EarthCruiser isn’t shopping for those EVs, but designing future…
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