I have been working with a friend build up his dream bike. The frame is a Croatian design from Greyborg Bikes, the current motor is an Nine Continent 2808 with up graded phase wires and cooling holes. The battery is 80v 10ah A123 Cells with 300 amps discharge potential. The controller is a Crystalyte 18fet, capable of about 100amps at 100v, so 10,000 watts....

One of the quickest self made electric bikes on the planet shoots out with a bunch of petrol bikes. full info...

KTM begin their promotional journey for their new Electric motocross bikes. Its interesting to watch the development of electric bikes, as the power available is in its infancy, there is a tendency to design light and efficient, something that has been less important with petrol bikes. I have already read rider feedback on how much they enjoy the lightness of...

Look out, electric motorbikes are coming thick and fast Check out this video showing the capability of an electric trials...

Its all becoming very real with more and more production electric motorbikes hitting the market. There performance now very usable and fun. Petrol engines are going to look primitive and inappropriate very fast as electric motors start to out perform them. And too right too! Check out the new ZeroX motocross bike in action. Check out the redshift concept bikes...

An inspiring trailer to an upcoming documentary on the cargobike boom happening in the US.  Cargobikes are slowly taking off in New Zealand too. If you see something you like in this film, please give me a call to discuss. Anything is possible.   Tweet

EVLAB has supported the launch of New Zealand’s first dedicated electric vehicle website. Here you can ask many questions and get answers from me and other experienced e-vehicle builders. Please join up and support the electric revolution in New...

It takes a lot to impress me. So I only post bikes that I think are really unique or pushing boundaries. When I saw this bike from M55, I was humbled by the huge amount of work that went into it. Lets not overlook that there was a team of 30 people working on this bike, so we can expect a lot. Whether you like how it looks or not, its impressive. The...

Here is a Forbes video on the TTXGP the first electric motorcycle race. This race and a few others are driving the development of high performance components. Interesting it seems that we are trying to match or beat gasoline engines. We could just slow down a...

Here is a collection of photos from the Europeon bike show which my friend  Jonathan went and checked out. There were many new E-bikes out this year, with E-bikes being a big part of the show. The integration of components in to sports bikes being an emerging trend. Mid mounted motors running through standard bike gears seems to be popular and should be...

I am so impressed with the quality and performance of this conversion I have to share. Completed by Performance EV Conversions in Oregon USA. This bike is a professional conversion by a couple of switched on engineers,  no corporations or huge r+d house here, yet the result is better than anything I have seen out of the main brand hangers. Not to say that...

I am following KTM as they are the first of the big motorcycle companies to hit the stage with well resolved electric offerings.  The only company also that is promoting the exploration of new vehicle concepts.  I really like how there is a new tendency towards light weight vehicles.  With electric, efficiency has become a driver. Here are 2 versions on their...