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The Enertia electric motorbike – news from Engadget

Monday, July 9, 2007

The electric motorbike scene is so in right now, with the fourth that we’ve written about in the last two months being the Brammo Enertia. The Enertia is a plug-in bike that does 0-60 MPH in under 4 seconds and can go for up to 50 miles on one charge. Brammo is an Ashland, Oregon-based […]

Vectrix Electri Maxi-Scooter – Tested on our turf

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

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(Dave Steiner prepares to give this electric hottie a twist)David SteinerPhiladelphia (Yardley), PA6/12/2007 Wow! Got some good stuff here. Our Philly corespondent, David Steiner, has gone and brought us The Scoop on the test drive results of world’s first electric Maxi-Scooter from Vectrix. Here are the photos, first impressions and feelings on the Vectrix from […]

NASA gets all futury and stuff – Electric Smart

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

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The future is here Originally uploaded by toastforbrekkie This photo shared by toastforbrekkie, shows one of NASA’s special “Electric cars only” parking spots. You can see a little electric Smart Car from Hybrid Technologies, Inc. parked there. Good thing there are 2 outlets because you could really park 2 Smarts in there. We look forward […]

Cree SAM – What you get when you cross a…

Friday, June 1, 2007

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What 2-passenger vehicle releases Zero emissions, goes up to 52MPH, covers 30 to 40 miles per charge and looks like the bastard child in a three-way between a Smart Crosstown, that Vectrix 3-wheeler concept scooter and Darth Guppy? Why, the Cree SAM, that’s what. With it’s award winning aesthetics (that’s what they say), the Swiss […]

And on the 8th day God invented DIY

Wednesday, May 2, 2007

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Sure it looks dangerous in an electrical hazardy, fingers pinched between the friction coupler, back flipping off the seat kinda way… but you gotta love the DIYer! Jon Garrison (who prefers to NOT be called Mr.Garrison) has made a little homebrew magic for his little boy. You can go to the Instructables site and see […]

It’s official, "You won’t get a date on a Vespa"

Monday, April 23, 2007

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At least, that’s the word from this www.groovygreen.com promotional video on the Vectrix Electric Scooter. Let me say this about the Vectrix, and it’s nothing I haven’t said before. I love the idea of electric scoots. I even kinda like the electric motor sound they make, like my old battery powered car I had back […]