Marc Marquez gives 2027 MotoGP lineup prediction with notable absentee | MotoGP

Marc Marquez has given his predictions for the 2027 MotoGP grid and his picks have sparked some interesting discussions around several riders and teams. As the looming regulation changes of 2027 appro…  read more www.gpblog.com

Electric vehicle policy insufficient for real impact | Electric

With millions of combustion vehicles plying across the province, a small official electric fleet will not reduce air pollution levels. PHOTO: PIXABAY LAHORE: In a move presented as a decisive step against worsening air pollution, the Punjab government has announced a phased shift to electric vehicles (EVs), banning the purchase of new fuel-powered cars for government departments. However, critics argue…

Marquez tops Day 1 as Quartararo crashes | MotoGP

Ducati’s star rider Marc Marquez topped the opening day of MotoGP’s official pre-season test in Malaysia, while a crash sidelined Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo for much of the running. Riding a MotoGP bike for the first time since his incident with Marco Bezzecchi in Indonesia in October, Marquez leapt to the top spot on the leaderboard with just 20 minutes left…

Bezzecchi's 2027 grid predictions: who is moving where? | MotoGP

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Nearly three quarters of all electric motorcycles sold in the US are from one company | Electric

A remarkable statistic has revealed that nearly three-quarters of all electric motorcycles sold in the United States come from the same company, a spinoff of Harley-Davidson. Amidst the EV craze, it is often forgotten that electric motorcycles are slowly becoming more prominent, with various brands looking to modernize what they offer. But they all have one dominant force to aim…

Aldeguer to miss MotoGP Thai GP as Gresini names replacement | MotoGP

Fermin Aldeguer will sit out MotoGP’s season-opening Thailand Grand Prix on 1 March as he continues to recover from a femur fracture. Although Aldeguer had already been declared unfit for the first pre-season test at Sepang earlier this month, he hadn’t ruled out the possibility of returning to action in Buriram following his crash in January. But on Thursday, Gresini…

Kenya Power Says Consumption From EV Charging Was Up 188% In Kenya In 2025 | Electric

Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Or support our Kickstarter campaign! Electricity consumption from customers connected to Kenya Power’s E-Mobility tariffs surged 188% in 2025.  Consumption rose from 2,922,692 kWh in 2024 to 8,433,437 kWh in 2025. This led to an increase in revenue from EVs charging to KShs. 190,800,016 ($1,479,069.89) from KShs. 64,…

Ducati to continue racing its 2024 engine until end of 1000cc MotoGP era | MotoGP

Ducati is betting on using the same engine base that has been sweeping MotoGP since 2024, extending its useful life until the introduction of the new technical regulations in 2027. When Marc Marquez arrived in the official Ducati garage at the Valencia test in November 2024 to compare the GP24 and GP25, he understood that the difference between the prototypes…

MotoGP fans are worried about Marquez after seeing his 2027 grid predictions | MotoGP

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Japanese Motorcycle Makers Racing to Go Carbon-Neutral | Electric

Newsfrom Japan Economy Technology Feb 12, 2026 17:03 (JST) Tokyo, Feb. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese motorcycle manufacturers are rushing to develop new power sources aimed at reducing carbon emissions. While executives believe that motorcycles eventually will go electrified, the technology faces many hurdles. “There’s no doubt in my mind that electrification would become mainstream in the industry’s final goal for achieving…

Yamaha halts Sepang MotoGP running while investigating M1 engine issue | MotoGP

Yamaha has decided to suspend all on-track activity during the second day of the Sepang MotoGP test while it works to determine the cause of the issue that forced Fabio Quartararo to stop on Tuesday. The Frenchman crashed at Turn 5 of the Malaysian circuit on the opening day of the official test and fractured the middle finger on his…

The one company that sells 70% of all electric motorcycles | Electric

There’s one company that now sells nearly three-quarters of all full-size electric motorcycles in the US. And no, it’s not some scrappy startup out of Silicon Valley (though there are some very cool California-based electric motorcycle startups). It’s actually LiveWire – the Harley-Davidson-born electric motorcycle spinoff that just claimed a 70% market share in the 50+ horsepower on-road electric motorcycle…

Martin sought Marquez’s advice before undergoing further surgery | MotoGP

Jorge Martin, who returned to riding on Tuesday, sought advice from Marc Marquez before undergoing surgery again this winter to address persistent issues with his collarbone and scaphoid. The winter has not unfolded exactly as Martin had planned. Despite making his comeback in Valencia at the final round of last season – after missing the previous four races due to…

Popular electric mopeds in US found not street legal, forcing recall | Electric

Federal regulators have ordered a recall of Fly E-Bike’s popular model known as the Fly 10 moped, marking the latest and perhaps most serious blow to the embattled micromobility company that has long been a major supplier of low-cost electric mopeds and e-bikes in the US. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), all Fly 10 mopeds manufactured…

Alex Marquez tops final day as Yamaha returns | MotoGP

Alex Marquez ended MotoGP’s Sepang pre-season test at the top on Thursday, as Yamaha returned to action after resolving its recent engine concerns. Gresini rider Marquez set a best time of 1m56.402s on his factory-spec Ducati GP26, comfortably eclipsing Joan Mir’sWednesday benchmark of 1m56.874s. His effort was also just a fraction shy of the all-time Sepang record of 1m56.337s, set…

16-year-old killed in Half Moon Bay electric motorcycle crash | Electric

article HALF MOON BAY, Calif. – A 16-year-old riding an electric motorcycle at a high rate of speed died Monday after crashing into a box truck in Half Moon Bay, authorities said. Crash details What we know: The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called around 12:15 p.m. to the area of Highway 1 and Terrace Avenue for…

Touchdown! Riders arrive in KL and strike a pose | MotoGP

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Mir fears early MotoGP silly season could leave riders with regrets | MotoGP

Joan Mir believes MotoGP’s increasingly early silly season could risk pushing riders into decisions they may come to regret, as teams move at a record pace to finalise 2027 line-ups. Even before testing for the upcoming season began in Malaysia last week, speculation was already rife about how the grid could look heading into MotoGP’s next era in 2027. While…

Singapore and Thailand’s SLEEK EV secures first closing of $8.5M in Series A funding led by KYMCO Capital | Electric

SLEEK EV, a Singapore-based and Thailand-operated electric motorcycle maker, has announced an $8.5 million first close in its Series A funding round. The round was led by KYMCO Capital, a private equity fund invested by global powersports manufacturer Kwang Yang Motor Co., Ltd (KYMCO) and more than twenty supply chain players from Taiwan and Mainland China, the firm said in…

Why Razgatlioglu was slower than he expected at MotoGP Sepang test | MotoGP

Over the past few days in Sepang, one of the main attractions of the opening 2026 tests was beginning to gauge what realistic objectives Toprak Razgatlioglu should aim for in his rookie MotoGP season. And those expectations do not look the same now, after the shakedown and the test, as they did beforehand. That is not so much down to…

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