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This EV Battery Could Fully Charge In 5 Minutes

This EV Battery Could Fully Charge In 5 Minutes

Enevate promises charge times comparable to filling up the gas tank.

By Justin Hughes 08 March 2020

01:28 Technology

Are Flexible Batteries The Future Of Electric Motorcycles?

Are Flexible Batteries The Future Of Electric Motorcycles?

The possibilities are intriguing!

By Janaki Jitchotvisut 31 January 2020

Scientists Explore New Ideas On How To Make Better EV Batteries

Scientists Explore New Ideas On How To Make Better EV Batteries

Multiple teams are working multiple angles toward improvement.

By Janaki Jitchotvisut 10 December 2019

Electric Motorcycles

Researchers Are Studying A Method To Charge 200 Miles In 10 Minutes

Researchers Are Studying A Method To Charge 200 Miles In 10 Minutes

I would charge 200 miles, and I would charge 200 more ...

By Janaki Jitchotvisut 27 November 2019

Electric Motorcycles

Gogoro Aims For Battery-Swapping Standards With Gogoro Network

Gogoro Aims For Battery-Swapping Standards With Gogoro Network

Shared battery swapping standards among manufacturers could help immensely with range anxiety.

By Janaki Jitchotvisut 23 July 2019

Ask RideApart: I Killed My Motorcycle Battery. Now What?

Ask RideApart: I Killed My Motorcycle Battery. Now What?

Maybe you left the key on, maybe you wired that accessory up wrong...

By Kate Murphy 01 July 2019

Motorcycle Mods: What Do You Love?

Motorcycle Mods: What Do You Love?

FortNine is awesome but nobody's perfect.

By Kate Murphy 07 June 2019

How To: Sena SMH10 Battery Replacement

How To: Sena SMH10 Battery Replacement

Got an old Sena that stopped taking a charge? What do you have to lose?

By Kate Murphy 30 April 2019

Electric Motorcycles

Evoke's New Batteries May Charge In 15 Minutes

Evoke's New Batteries May Charge In 15 Minutes

Quick charge batteries could change the face of electric motorcycling.

By Justin Hughes 25 October 2018

Electric Motorcycles

Swiss Students Design 250-Mile Range E-Bike

Swiss Students Design 250-Mile Range E-Bike

Range anxiety could become a thing of the past thanks to the Ethec, a bike with a face only a mother could love.

By Sabrina Giacomini 14 June 2018

Electric Motorcycles

How Alta’s Batteries Are Powering Its World Conquest

How Alta’s Batteries Are Powering Its World Conquest

How Alta’s deal with Harley is more strategic than you’d think and why it’s just one more step along Alta’s way to world domination in the EV market

By Tim Huber 15 May 2018

Here Comes the Sun: Bracketron Xolar5000 Sport Solar Battery Pack — Review

Here Comes the Sun: Bracketron Xolar5000 Sport Solar Battery Pack — Review

For a quick, inexpensive way to make your last 10% last, try the Bracketron Xolar5000 Sport Solar Battery Pack.

By Greg Emmerson 29 February 2016

Dr. Moto Presents: Battery Maintenance

Dr. Moto Presents: Battery Maintenance

Doctor Moto says, "Save money, save hassles, save your battery!"

By Dr. Moto 14 December 2015

Repair and Maintenance

Tech Tip – Battery Sulfation and How to Prevent It

Tech Tip – Battery Sulfation and How to Prevent It

Tech Tip – Battery Sulfation and How to Prevent ItOne of the hazards of long-term storage of a lead-acid battery is a condition called sulfation,...

By Gary Ilminen 10 June 2015

Drifting on top of a Lake - Testing CTEK Battery Chargers

Drifting on top of a Lake - Testing CTEK Battery Chargers

Drifting on top of a Lake - Testing CTEK Battery Chargers Earlier this year, we left the freezing shores of North America to travel somewhere...

By RideApart Staff 05 May 2015

CTEK Working on a Wireless Battery Charging System We Can Use

CTEK Working on a Wireless Battery Charging System We Can Use

CTEK Working on a Wireless Battery Charging System We Can Use Frankly it's a pain to find the right battery tender or charger, and it's cumbersome to...

By Sanjoy Alexander 16 February 2015

Is This the Future of Two-Wheeled Transportation? An Electric Scooter You Can't Plug In

Is This the Future of Two-Wheeled Transportation? An Electric Scooter You Can't Plug In

Is the Gogoro electric scooter the wave of the future in two-wheeled transportation?

By Jesse Kiser 05 January 2015

Murphy’s Law for Motorcycles

Murphy’s Law for Motorcycles

Anything than can go wrong, will go wrong; especially on a motorcycle. Here are 10 examples of how Murphy's Law impacts your motorcycle.

By Tim Watson 29 October 2013

Gear: Sena SMH10R and SMH10 Headsets

Gear: Sena SMH10R and SMH10 Headsets

The low-profile Bluetooth Sena SMH10R and SMH10 headsets alleviated what I consider a major negative about riding a motorcycle—isolation.

By Nick Goddard 01 April 2013

Zero XU gets removable battery

Zero XU gets removable battery

As urban transportation, all current electric motorcycles share the same achilles heel — if you don’t have a garage with a plug, it’s difficult to charge them. No longer. The Zero XU’s 2kWh battery pack slides out of its frame and can be brought inside for easy charging in just two hours. Genius. Update: cost, weight and other details on the removable battery pack. The rest of the XU...

By HFL Staff 01 March 2011