E-bike explodes inside Bristol Township home; family escapes fire | Electric
BRISTOL TOWNSHIP, Pa. – An electric bike exploded and caught fire inside a home in Bristol Township around 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 3, according to homeowner John Brooks and Bristol Township fire marshal Kevin Dippolito. No one was seriously hurt, but the fire forced children to escape through a second-story window. Family escapes after e-bike explodes inside home What we…
MotoGP Dutch GP: Ogura takes maiden win as Bezzecchi crashes out to give championship lead to Martin | MotoGP
Ai Ogura claimed his maiden MotoGP win at the Dutch Grand Prix, while an early crash for Marco Bezzecchi handed the championship lead to his Aprilia team-mate Jorge Martin. Despite dropping almost 2.5s off the lead in the early stages after battling for third place with Marc Marquez, Ogura gradually closed the gap to the front and battled past both…
Own an e-bike or e-moto in Idaho? Here’s what changed this month and what to know | National News | Electric
BOISE, Idaho — This month marked a big shift for electric motorcycle or “e-moto” riders in the Treasure Valley. Boise City Council members unanimously passed an ordinance allowing the vehicles only on public roads and requiring them to be street legal, and Meridian Police announced they will “focus enforcement efforts” on people riding e-motos and e-bikes illegally or unsafely. “I…
Zarco avoids surgery after Catalan GP crash, targets September MotoGP return | MotoGP
Johann Zarco will not undergo surgery to treat an injury to his left knee and that, following a positive response to his rehabilitation, he will return to MotoGP competition after the summer. Zarco visited Dr Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet in Lyon to assess the current condition of his knee on 1 July. He is continuing his recovery process, and hopes to make a…
Moto2™ highlights: Alonso takes victory in last lap showdown | MotoGP
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Rwanda becomes first in Africa to mandate e-motorcycle battery interoperability | Electric
Rwanda has become the first country in Africa to mandate that all electric motorcycles and battery swapping stations are interoperable with one another. This means that electric motorcycle riders would be able to swap their batteries at any licensed battery-swapping station, rather than being confined to a single operator’s network. The new regulations are laid out by the Rwanda Utilities…
Ducati renews VR46 and Gresini partnerships to run six bikes on 2027 MotoGP grid | MotoGP
Gresini Racing became the first Ducati satellite squad to announce a new deal for 2027 with the Italian brand on Thursday, before Valentino Rossi‘s Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team confirmed its own contract extension on Friday. The new three-year deal will keep VR46 tied to Ducati through the end of the 2029 season as the manufacturer’s ‘Factory Supported Team’, extending…
Revolt RVX Electric Motorcycle Launched In India At Rs 1.20 Lakh | Electric
Revolt Motors has launched its new electric motorcycle, the RVX, in India at an introductory price starting from Rs 1.30 lakh (ex-showroom). However, the effective price is Rs 1.24 lakh (ex-showroom), including applicable PM E-DRIVE incentives. The brand claims that the new electric motorcycle is positioned as a performance-oriented offering and targets younger buyers seeking a feature-rich, practical electric motorcycle….
Yamaha signs Martin and Ogura as 2027 factory MotoGP riders | MotoGP
Yamaha has confirmed the signings of Jorge Martin and Ai Ogura, with the pair set to form the manufacturer’s factory MotoGP line-up for the next two seasons. The announcement of Martin and Ogura’s arrivals, first reported by Autosport several months ago, comes one day after Yamaha bid farewell to Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins, leaving Honda and KTM as the only manufacturers yet…
That last chicane is a bit tricky – Marquez and Di Giannantonio reflect on their Assen clash | MotoGP
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Battery swapping is reginiting Kenya’s love of electric motorcycles | Electric
As the sun rises over the great Kilimanjaro, Thomas Kalasinga kick-starts his motorcycle – popularly known as a boda boda – outside his home in Njoro on the Kenyan border with Tanzania. Kalasinga is a boda boda driver who earns a living by ferrying people and goods. Before he carries his first passenger, the 25-year-old stops at a gas station…
Gresini signs Mir and Holgado on two-year MotoGP deals | MotoGP
Gresini has announced the signings of Joan Mir and Daniel Holgado for the 2027 MotoGP season. The team owned by Fausto Gresini’s widow, Nadia Padovani, announced through its social media the signing Mir and Holgado for the next two seasons, in which they will replace Alex Marquez and Fermin Aldeguer, the current riders of the Faenza-based outfit. Mir will join…