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The Twike’s definitely not your typical EV

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

The fully electric, zero emissions Twike car was originally designed by some students in Switzerland in the 1980s and then taken on by a German firm, Fine Mobile GmBH, which added electric batteries and regenerative braking to the current iteration. The product site says that the fitted 5-gear box allows comfortable pedaling at speeds between 15 and 45 mph. The good thing about the car is that you can pedal to produce up to 500 watts in tandem with a passenger to extend the range of the car by up to 50%. (more…)

ENERTIA Electric Motorcycle

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

Want to drive green but are more the two wheel type? The people at BRAMMO just have just the thing for you.

The ENERTIA electric motorcycle has a cool retro look, with sustainable technology to boot. The cool rider goes up to 50MPH and on a 3hr charge can get 35-45 miles.

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