US-made electric bikes from Brammo to hit the UK American electric motorcycle manufacturer Brammo have announced a UK distribution agreement that will see its full range of bikes being made available to UK customers for the first time.Its nearest rival in the US – Zero Motorcycles – had been trading in the UK until October 2013, when it announced that it was to withdraw immediately from the UK market, citing the lack of government, incentive support for any form of electric motorcycle vehicles. For electric and certain hybrid cars in the UK, purchasers can receive up-to £5000 in government grants to encourage take-up, whereas electric motorcycles aren’t eligible for any purchase grant.Brammo – based out of Oregon – feel that they can be successful in the UK market however and have teamed up with its UK subsidiary GoinGreen to exclusively bring the Empulse, Emplulse R and Enertia range of bikes to the UK.Polaris Acquires Brammo Electric Motorcycle Business Posted by Ross Halvorson

Polaris Industries Inc. announced the acquisition of the electric motorcycle business of Brammo Inc. Additionally, Polaris is acting as a leading investor in a recapitalization of Brammo enabling the company to focus exclusively on the design, development and integration of electric vehicle power trains. "We have enjoyed our involvement with Brammo Motorcycles over the past three years, and out excitement about their industry-leading lithium-ion electric drivetrain technology has increased commensurate with their improvements in cost and performance. nyc motorcycle riders meetupPolaris and Brammo share a goal of adding the most advanced and highest capability electric solutions to Polaris' portfolio of leading powersports products," said Scott Wine, Polaris Chairman and CEO. suzuki tu 250 motorcycle for sale

"Today's announcement strengthens not only Polaris' commitment to bringing our consumers lithium-ion electric solutions, but also this partnership's ability to continue innovating and developing leading electric drivetrain technology," he added. Polaris has been a strategic investor and partner with Brammo since 2011, which saw the companies collaborate on a number of projects including motorcycles, off-road and on-road vehicles. The joining of forces allows both companies to leverage Polaris' leading position in the global powersports industry to market a variety of electric vehicles utilizing Brammo's award winning lithium-ion electric drivetrain technology. honda motorcycle dealer in fresno caIt will also free Brammo to continue developing innovative electric vehicle powertrains. motorcycle boots northamptonshire

Polaris will utilize the assets acquired to begin manufacturing electric motorcycles in the second half of 2015 out of its Spirit Lake, Iowa facility. What does this mean for snowmobilers? Not a ton at the moment, BUT considering how often one powersport application adapts another application's ideas, we would not be surprised to find a few electric snowmobile prototypes hidden in the depths of Polaris' R&D facilities sometime very soon! It raises the question, would you consider buying an electric snowmobile should one of the major four OEMs ever bring it to market? motorcycle dealers in danville vaIt might not be that far away.motorcycle store in dearborn mi Our community is FREE to join. used motorcycles for sale in macon georgia

To participate you must either login or register for an account. Sign up for our free newsletterUntil Wednesday, one of the biggest selling points of electric cars and motorcycles has been their seamless, shift-free stream of power. Brammo of Ashland, Ore., which currently offers its Enertia and Empulse electric street motorcycles on the Internet and at some Best Buy stores, says just that on its Web site: “With no gearbox to get between your throttle command and the application of torque to the rear wheel, the Empulse provides the smoothest delivery of power you’ve ever experienced.” But on Wednesday, Brammo unveiled prototypes of four new models distinguished by manual clutches and multispeed transmissions — technology used on almost every conventional motorcycle built in the last 100 years. “I think they are better in some ways,” said Craig Bramscher, the Brammo chairman and chief executive, speaking of the geared prototypes. “They give you a chance to slip the clutch, pop a wheelie — some of the more fun things you can do on a conventional motorcycle,” he said in a phone interview.

“We’re finding that there are customers that like it each way,” he continued. “A commuter, for instance, likes a nice smooth surge of power. But we also get a lot of people who have been riding conventional motorcycles for years, who want it to behave like a regular motorcycle. Our view is that we have both kinds of customers, and we want to have both kinds of products.” As with conventional gas-powered machines, Brammo’s 6-speed transmission multiplies the torque of the electric motor at lower speeds, yielding better acceleration, and then reduces the motor’s revs at higher speeds, increasing efficiency and allowing for a higher top speed. Mr. Bramscher estimates that the top speed of these new machines will be 10 to 15 percent higher than that achieved by the simpler, direct-drive system used on previous Brammo models, and on virtually every other electric motorcycle. (For comparison, the Enertia Plus claims a top speed of “over 60 m.p.h.”) The new 6-speed transmission, motor and clutch packages were invented and developed by S.M.R.E., an Italian manufacturer of high-technology industrial machines.