January 6, 2011
News
Zero’s first police bike
This Zero DS is the first bike from the California-based company to enter service with a police department. Zero’s local department in Scotts Valley just accepted delivery of a single DS, which will be used for local patrol and traffic enforcement duties. Electric motorcycles like this one make near-perfect urban police vehicles due to their silent operation, friendly image and ease of use.
06 January 2011
Bending the electric moped
The latest crop of electric mopeds or “E-Bikes” like the Ultra Motor A2B are terrifically functional — giving you motorized performance in a package you don’t need to license or insure — but as converted bicycles, they’re horrendously dorky. That’s a problem when the vast majority of their potential audience have grown used to design conscious like iPhones or Ikea furniture. Enter t...
06 January 2011