Cleantech & EV’s

Electric two-wheelers have become an area of intense research and testing for special operations forces around the world. The latest example we’re seeing is a novel application of a helicopter outfitted with a pair of electric motorcycles for stealthy insertion. The first-of-its-kind application comes to us from the Dubai Airshow 2021, where the UAE Special Operations Command showed off the…

I’m a huge proponent of electric motorcycles, which offer all the thrill of gas bikes yet without the emissions, maintenance, or generally associated ownership headaches. The only problem is that they’re traditionally much more expensive than gas bikes. Or at least they were, until the Kollter ES1 rolled into North America. As much as I love riding flagship Zeros and electric Harleys, those…

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When Lectric eBikes first unveiled the Lectric XP folding fat tire electric bike back in the summer of 2019, they rolled out into a crowded market full of new startups. But something about the e-bike struck a chord with consumers and catapulted the company to near-instant success. Now in just over two years, Lectric eBikes’ two founders Levi Conlow and Robby Deziel are celebrating an…