Harley-Davidson gives Livewire owners free charging with Electrify America

Harley-Davidson LiveWire charging at Electrify America charging stationHarley-Davidson announced on Thursday that it will provide the equivalent of 500 kilowatt-hours of free charging at Electrify America chargers for customers who buy its new LiveWire electric motorcycle in the first year. Harley has been working on developing the LiveWire since 2014, and it is finally scheduled to go on sale next month for $29,799...

BMW Motorrad sketches out what’s next: electric motorcycles

BMW Motorrad Vision DC electric motorcycle conceptWhile quite a few startup companies have been building electric motorcycles for years, established motorcycle manufacturers have been slow to join the fray. The much-anticipated Harley Davidson Livewire, for instance, isn't yet out but is due in August. On Tuesday, BMW Motorrad, the company's motorcycle division, at last announced its intent to...

2020 Ford Escape Hybrid, Byton M-Byte, Lightning Strike: Today’s Car News

2020 Ford EscapeThe Ford Escape Hybrid will make a comeback for 2020—with a plug-in hybrid, too. Chinese Tesla rival Byton reveals the M-byte testing in winter. The Lightning Strike electric motorcycle is out. And our latest Twitter poll asks what kind of electric-car racing matters most. All this and more on Green Car Reports. When the updated Ford Escape...

Lightning Strikes twice with second, affordable electric motorcycle

Lightning Strike Great as the bike may be, the best thing about the new Lightning Strike electric motorcycle may be its name. Perhaps in an effort to beat the Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric bike to market, Lightning introduced its new, more mainstream Strike last week. Unlike the LiveWire or the new Zero SR/F, the Lightning Strike is a sportbike, with riders...

Harley-Davidson Livewire electric motorcycle to go into production

Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycleBack in 2014, Harley-Davidson made a lot of noise about its silent electric Livewire motorcycle concept. But the company's been mum ever since about whether it ever planned to build it—until now. At the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, Italy, on Wednesday, the company finally announced official plans to build the Livewire, after years of...