A New E Bike or a Load of Hot Air??

Spotted at The Taiwan Bike Show is it a New E Bike or a Load of Hot Air?

Imagine when Electric Bikes weigh this much!

Spotted at the Taiwan Bike Fair in March we just paused for thought that soon Electric Bicycles with the New Lithion, Lithium Polymer and other Lightweight Technologies come on stream E Bikes could weigh near to the bikes shown.

A Forlorn Forsen

On a recent visit last week to the Taiwan International Bicycle and EV Fair in Taipei I could not help noticing how badly the Taiwanese people treat their Motor Scooters and E Vehicles in General.
They all look so dirty and uncared for.
An extremely good Taiwan made Electric Scooter manufactured by Forsen was spotted in a side street looking very sad and forlorn.
Attached also another picture showing an uncared for E Scooter as well as New Forsen E Scooters.

Beware Scamming Shipping and Courier Companies in the UK

We would like to advise the many Multi thousands of readers to our Blog and Other sites to beware of so called organized and reputable companies in the UK regarding either the clearance or shipping/courier of E Bikes and other related items within the UK.
We have unfortunately met with some scams when either shipping goods to the UK or arranging for Courier Companies to deliver goods.
With regards to the So Called shipping company based in Manchester UK, Cardinal Maritime Shipping we can only state that from our own experience of importing many thousands of e bikes into the UK this particular company do not meet our standard of acceptance.
we would therefore advise the many people who read this site and our other well established sites to take note of this !!
2 Other companies currently still trading Interlink and Citylink (A Rentokil Company) succeed in breaking or smashing goods during the delivery process with no recourse to the customer!!
Another company which has now been renamed Jade Dragon but formally Caircargo Of Slough and Oxfordshire cannot be recommended also because of their malpractices.
Please be advised.

Lightning Electric Motorcycle

About electric motorcycles? Here is one made by Lightning Motors. The bike is based on the Yamaha R1, which, at 1000cc, does not have a small engine from the factory. The R1 is one of the highest performing motorcycles on the roads today, and is a bit of a status symbol. The conversion is slightly ungainly, because of the box-like lithium ion batteries hanging from the frame spars. The article also speaks of charging the bike using solar panels, which is an intriguing possibility for an electric cycle, as they should need fewer hours of charging for the distance required to travel in comparison to a heavier, more powerful electric car.

Austin giving rebates for electric vehicles of all kinds (scooters, electric bikes and more)

Austin, Texas is certainly one of the leaders in the electric vehicle movement. The city has been thinking about ways to make a smart grid and plug-in hybrids a reality for a while, and city leaders are making the electric vehicles available today more affordable. Buyers of electric bikes, scooters and cars in the city can get rebates for their purchases. According to local TV station KVUE, the city handed out around $4,000 for 47 electric vehicles (so, around $85 a vehicle, and the money comes from Austin Energy) in 2007. Stacy Neef, Coordinator of the Clean Cities Program in Austin, told KVUE that, "There are several thing already in place to reduce vehicular emission in the Austin area and Central Texas, so this really does help to eliminate emissions." Keep it up, Austin. Related: Carbon emissions awareness, the Texas edition Austin, Texas, has visions of plug-in hybrids powering grid during peak hours Austin, TX wants to go with smart grid and plug-in hybrids

Piaggio E Vans

Piaggio, the scooter maker best known for making Vespa, will be the first to sell electric vehicles in Isreal, in just one month. According to Ha'aretz, the electric vehicles will be Piaggio's Porter brand, small multipurpose vans (MPV) which come in five types, including models with payload tippers. The vans have 12 or 14 horsepower engines, a top speed of 36 MPH and 155-mile range on a full charge, which takes about two hours from a normal home outlet. The van will cost 120,000 Israeli Shekels ($33,018 US dollars).Why is Paggio doing this now? Israel recently instated a "green tax" on cars hoping to develop their electric car market. A Paggio company spokesman says they have won approval "in principle" for the tax breaks on the purchase price of cars. Project Better Place and Renault were the first companies to come out in support of Israel's push for electric cars but it's open to any green car maker. I fully expect many more automakers to sign up just like they did with Thailand's government program.