Electric Motorcycle

The Uno. That’s the name of this funny looking motorbike and it’s definitely not your average motorcycle. It’s a unicycle powered by an electric motor capable of speeds of 25 mph. Even if it’s unicycle you can still find two wheels side-by-side underneath it. Inspired by the Segway device the Uno gets the riders to lean forward to accelerate.

What would you do if the company you work for says you can have - for free - a worn out battery powered forklift that’s collecting dust in the corner of a warehouse? If you’re Russ Gries you’d say, “dirt cheap, home-built electric motorcycle, here I come!”

How would you like to share the road with this puppy?

Congress is considering instituting incentives for purchasing electric vehicles. Vectric is launching a campaign to include 2- and 3-wheeled vehicles in that plan. On their website, you can find a link to send your congressional representative an e-mail.

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

The BugE is a really cool electric motorcycle kit. I was thinking by now that someone had test ridden or built one of the vehicles and posted information on their experience, so I went looking. I found several newspaper articles, but only one test ride experience.