Tag Archive: Electric Motorbike

  1. DDG’s Intelectra e-cargo bike part of STIHL’s solutions for urban green care

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    Source: Top Agrar

    LEVA-EU member Dynamic Drives Giessen (DDG) sees their heavy-duty e-cargo bike, Intelectra, customised by gardening and agricultural tools specialist STIHL. The modular cargo bike provides a solid, capable mobility solution for garden landscapers and municipal teams working in urban environments.

    Part of the Mobile Green Care concept presented by STIHL Sweden, the vehicle enables urban garden professionals to move efficiently and sustainable through complex city environments.

    Advantages of e-cargo for urban micromobility

    • No driving licence required
    • Low running costs – no insurance, road tax, or MOT; minimal energy and maintenance costs
    • Zero emissions – reducing both exhaust and noise pollution
    • Direct site access – able to reach locations where larger vehicles cannot
    • Efficient range – ideal for short daily travel distances under 10 km
    • No entry permit needed – simplifying access to parks and restricted areas
    • Positive public perception – a cleaner, quieter, and more community-friendly way to work

    Specifics of the DDG Intelectra

    One highlight of the vehicle is its modular electric powertrain that requires less maintenance than traditional chain or gear systems.

    Key Intelectra specifications:

    • Payload: up to 400 kg
    • Dimensions (L/W/H): 313 / 98 / 106 cm (180 cm with body)
    • Range: approx. 100 km
    • Charging time: 1.5 hours
    • Top speed: 25 km/h
    • Climbing ability: up to 15% gradient, fully loaded
    • Reverse gear included for easier manoeuvring

    This flexible design integrates weather protection, modular storage systems, and adaptable attachments, making it suitable for a variety of urban maintenance and logistics tasks.

  2. Electric motorcycle usage increasing among public service fleets

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    Source: THE PACK

    In numerous countries, the police, military, roadside assistance and emergency services are increasingly using electric motorbikes, thanks to their advanced technologies, practical and environmental benefits.

    As many cities are increasingly pushing for sustainable transportation usage, and with battery technology becoming more advanced, it is expected that electric motorcycles will become a more regular part of public service fleets.

    Police

    In 2021, the Belgian municipality of Brussels-Hoofdstad-Elsene’s police received their first fleet of fully electric police mopeds, believed to be mostly for enabling its traffic police to achieve smooth and swift city travel for controlling crowds or closing streets.

    Over in Spain, The Mossos d’Esquadra, the regional police force of Catalonia, has had electric motorcycles deployed in Barcelona, Mataró and Tarragona. And in Italy, the Piacenza local police have also added two electric motorbikes to their fleet.

    Roadside assistance

    In crowded cities, electric motorcycles, as well as e-bikes, are being increasingly used for swift assistance in the Netherlands by the ANWB and similar services to quickly and sustainably reach vehicles to deliver prompt assistance.

    Emergency services

    In the UK, SERV Blood Bikes, a charitable organisation that provides an out-of-hours hospital courier service, acquired electric motorcycle models for their fleet to help their objective of reducing their carbon footprint while still speedily and efficiently making urgent deliveries to hospitals in Surrey and London.

    Military

    Advanced electric motorcycle models have also been used to boost military operational assistance, with models undergoing extensive testing for superior performance by NATO, the US Navy and the Belgian military.

    More examples of electric motorcycles optimising public service functions can be found on THE PACK’s website.

  3. UK’s electric motorcycle industry welcomes retention of £500 plug-in grant

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    Source: MCN

    On February 25, the UK government announced the roll-out of £120 million of additional funding to help speed up electric vehicle uptake, including the retention of a £500 grant against new electric motorcycles.

    The funding is part of a larger scheme to support the shift towards zero-emissions transport before the planned phase-out of internal combustion engine (ICE) car and van sales by 2030. However, many in the motorcycle industry are concerned about the lack of certainty around any planned phase-out for ICE two-wheelers.

    “It is really important that the inertia and uncertainty that’s regarding our role in transport across policy currently is ended,” said Neil Fletcher, Chair of the Motorcycle Industry Association (MCIA) during its annual Industry Conference in February.

    The MCIA’s figures show that registrations of electric motorbikes were down by 15.9% across February 2025 compared to the same month in 2024, with just 299 registered in the first two months of the year. This is despite a plug-in grant which means that battery-powered motorcycles priced up to £10,000 are eligible for 35% off, up to a maximum value of £500, and mopeds up to the value of £150.

    Co-founder of electric motorbike brand Maeving Motorcycles, Will Stirrup, spoke to MCN: “For me, really, the key thing is missed opportunity. Getting more people onto electric two wheelers in urban environments [would be] significantly more environmentally friendly from a carbon production perspective than an electric car – just because of the smaller batteries.”

    He continued, “More Government support would be really helpful in increasing uptake, but the products should speak for themselves. The attitude of most major motorcycle companies going ‘the technology is too far away’ well who’s going to change that? That needs to be you. We look at 2030 and absolutely plan on having a product that is equivalent or superior to an internal combustion engine, high-power bike, and we’re tiny.”

    Dale Robinson, the UK Country Manager of US electric motorbike brand Zero Motorcycles, urged for more commitment from the government, claiming a lack of fixed phase-out dates and a previous scaling back of subsidies has sent out the wrong message. “We can go back to December 2021 when the Government announced that the £1500 subsidy for premium electric motorcycles was about to disappear, and we can chart the slowdown of sales from that point. The reason for it isn’t just affordability, it was more to do with the message that it sent – as it contradicted the fact that electric was the future.” From his viewpoint as a representative of a more premium brand that would not be eligible for the plug-in grant, he added that he would like to see electric motorbikes more readily available on company salary sacrifice schemes.

    Increased charging costs of electric motorcycles were highlighted by Alec Sharp, Director of dealership English Electric Motor Co. “If they could charge up out and about at what they used to be able to – which was about a third of the cost – that would make a big difference for a lot of people.”