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Brammo rolls its all-electric Empulse into Long Beach

Brammo will bring its all-electric Empulse sportbike to market in 2012, but a preproduction version of the 100-mph, 100-mile-per-charge machine is making its debut in Long Beach this weekend.

Racing on sunshine in the HER-02

Coda electric sedan takes a walk on the mild side

Coda gave me the first press drive of its soon-to-be-released electric sedan, which is now available for public sampling at its new store in the Westfield Century City mall.

Hertz rents Tesla Roadster for $1,500 ... a day

Hertz Entertainment Services, in Burbank, is now renting Tesla Roadsters ... for $1,500 a day. Ka-ching.

Brammo wins TTXGP at Infineon

Brammo won the A123 Infineon Round at the kickoff to this year's TTXGP North American Championship Sunday.

L.A. plugs in with 500th electric vehicle charger

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa flipped the switch on the 500th electric-vehicle charging station installed as part of the ChargePoint America network Friday.

A123 Systems signs on as title sponsor for TTXGP

Massachusetts-based A123 Systems, a battery manufacturer that has development deals with General Motors and BMW, is the first company to become a title sponsor for the TTXGP North American Championship electric motorcycle racing series.

Garia LSV: a luxury golf cart for the street

As gas prices escalate toward $5 a gallon, one novel fuel saver is generally overlooked: street-legal golf carts such as the Garia LSV.

Brammo gets in gear, adds six-speed transmissions to electric motorcycles

Brammo Inc. announced today that it is partnering  with an Italian firm to add six-speed transmissions, and a performance edge, to its electric motorcycles. It also unveiled four new models.

BMW announces new sub-brand for electric vehicles: BMW i

BMW announced this week that, beginning in 2013, it would sell its electric vehicles under a new sub-brand called BMW i.