Peugeot cuts the roof off the HYbrid3 Evolution

Remember last year's Peugeot HYmotion3 Compressor concept? It combined the attributes of a Toyota Prius, a BMW C1 and a Piaggio MP3 all into one scooter. Well this year's Peugeot HYbrid3 Evolution is the same thing without the roof. Don't…

Brammo Enertia drops price to $7,995

"This is the biggest day for the company so far," says Brammo founder Craig Bramscher, "we've gone from early adopter to mainstream transportation." The Brammo Enertia powercycle has dropped its price from $11,995 to $7,995 ($7,195 with a 10% federal…

Help Maarten Timmer develop the VertiGO

Remember Maarten Timmer's VertiGO? The concept attempts to leverage the packaging advantages of an electric motor and batteries to define an alternative, but still clearly sport-focussed design language for electric motorcycles. Now, VertiGO is part of a design competition at…

BMW C1-E: enclosed electricity

BMW is returning to the enclosed scooter concept, this time with an electric motor. Sold from 2000-2003, the original BMW C1 was a wonderful idea — a scooter that could protect its rider from impacts — executed poorly with odd…

How to get 100mpg on a Kawasaki Ninja

A member of EcoModder.com reports his average fuel consumption on a 2003 Kawasaki Ninja 250 increased from 70 to 101.5mpg with the addition of only basic modifications and minor adjustments to his riding behavior. Here's how you can do it…

What the heck is this Yamaha?

Various sources claim that this mysterious new Yamaha is a successor to the Gen-RYU concept, is a gasoline/electric hybrid, uses an automatic transmission and will debut in production-ready form this fall. That the transmission is an automatic or a CVT…